Quickly 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.

Chapter 2 of Animal Farm describe the life of animals. The animals spend their days quietly plotting the insurrection after the death of old major, though they are unaware when it will take place.

Correct options are B and C.

Reason:-

To begin with, it demonstrates that quick pacing 'highlights interesting occurrence to keep readers engaged and their attention piqued,' and that fast pacing also reflects the story's progress toward a big narrative event, which serves to heighten the readers' desire to witness the event.

Explanation of incorrect options:-

Hence, correct option is B and C.

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The answers would be:

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.

Fast pacing focuses more on action than on scenery description and details. In the excerpt, information is provided succinctly in order to further the story quickly. There is no development of the three months it took the pigs to learn how to read and write, for instance. It is only mentioned briefly (highlighted) so as to explain another key event: the renaming of the farm. The characters are not described in detail as well. The information about Snowball being the best writer is also given concisely.

a term is used to describe a sudden revelation in a short story is "showing forth".