Timed!

read the excerpt from chapter 2 of animal farm.

the pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to mr. jones’s children and which had been thrown on the rubbish heap. napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint and led the way down to the five-barred gate that gave on to the main road. then snowball (for it was snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter, painted out manor farm from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted animal farm.

how does the pacing of this passage influence the reader’s interpretation of the text? select two options.

the fast pacing of the text contributes to a feeling of suspense.
the fast pacing highlights exciting events to keep the reader’s attention.
the fast pacing indicates that the story is moving toward a key event in the text.
the slow pacing furthers the plot by explaining how the pigs can read and write.
the slow pacing furthers the plot by giving details about napoleon and snowball.

B). The fast pacing highlights exciting events to keep the reader’s attention.

C). The fast pacing indicates that the story is moving toward a key event in the text.

Explanation:

Pacing is characterized as one of the devices that are employed by the author to monitor the pace or speed of the story in which the story is being revealed.

In the given excerpt, options B and C exemplify how 'fast pacing' affects the readers' interpretation. Firstly, it exemplifies that the fast pacing 'underlines the exciting events to keep the readers engaged and their interest intact and then the fast pacing also reflects the indication of the story heading towards a major event in the plot that functions to enhance the readers' inquisitiveness to witness the event. Thus, options B and C are the correct answers.

everyman: morality play

which phrase in this excerpt from the play everyman refers to god's judgment of people's souls after their death?

messenger: . .

ye think sin in the beginning full sweet,

which in( the end) causeth thy soul to weep,

when the body lieth in clay.

here shall you see how fellowship and jollity,

both strength, pleasure, and beauty,

will fade from thee as flower in may.

for ye shall hear, how our heavenly king

calleth everyman to a (general reckoning):

give audience, and hear what he doth say.

god: i perceive here in my majesty,

how that all the creatures be to me unkind,

living without dread in worldly prosperity:

of (ghostly sight) the people be so blind,

drowned in sin, they know me not for their god;

in worldly riches is all their mind,

they fear not( my righteousness), the sharp rod;

(my law that i shewed), when i for them die

hopefully this !