Read the passage from Animal Farm. The pigs were in ecstasies over Napoleon's cunning. By seeming to be friendly with Pilkington he had forced Frederick to raise his price by twelve pounds. But the superior quality of Napoleon's mind, said Squealer, was shown in the fact that he trusted nobody, not even Frederick. Frederick had wanted to pay for the timber with something called a cheque, which, it seemed, was a piece of paper with a promise to pay written upon it. But Napoleon was too clever for him. He had demanded payment in real five-pound notes, which were to be handed over before the timber was removed. Already Frederick had paid up; and the sum he had paid was just enough to buy the machinery for the windmill. How does the use of card-stacking support the theme in this passage? Lack of understanding about foreign concepts can lead to fear of them. It is important to acquire the best deal from those you do business with. Corrupt leaders trust no one because they know that they themselves cannot be trusted. Leaders will highlight the positives of every situation to make themselves seem competent.

1. the ranch hand whit reminisces about a ranch hand, bill tenner, who is no longer on the ranch. which theme does this best illustrate? a. the injustice of discrimination b. the value of hopes and dreams c. the destructiveness of human beings d. the loneliness of human beings 2. steinbeck illustrates symbolism when he describes a. the heron feeding on the snake in the pond. b. lennie talking to the gigantic rabbit. c. george telling lennie it isn't his fault. d. slim's invitation to go have a drink. 3. george's traveling companion, lennie, always asks to hear about the rabbits. which of the following best describes his reasoning? a. lennie knows it george to talk about the rabbits. b. the rabbits are bigger than mice making them able to withstand lennie's petting. c. lennie lived on a farm where he was responsible for raising rabbits. d. the rabbits are part of george and lennie's dream of one day having a farm of their own. 4. changing the sequence of events in a chronological essay uses the literary element of a. flashback. b. dramatic irony. c. imagery. d. allusion. 5. to insure transition and flow in a chronological essay, it is important to use proper a. time order/sequence signal words. b. cause and effect signal words. c. compare/contrast signal words. d. descriptive signal words. 6. steinbeck characterizes curley in such a way as to use him a. as a symbol of hope in a difficult situation. b. as an element of human sexuality. c. as a point of tension in the plot's rising action. d. as comic relief in dramatic scenes.