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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.

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