ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
2. PART B: Which quotation from the text best supports
the answer to part A?
A. “In 2012, Asian-American kids overall had SAT score
143 points above average and a 63-point edge over
their white counterparts." (Paragraph 8)
B. “Although success seems to favor recent racial
minorities, it is also characteristic of two well-
established groups of white Americans." (Paragraph
13)
C. “However counterintuitive it sounds, the authors
maintain that it's precisely this unstable combination
of superiority insecurity and grit that generates
drive." ( Paragraph 18)
D. “The book has also been panned for ignoring such
success-driving factors as transfer of wealth
between generations." ( Paragraph 23)

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.