Question

Which details best support the idea that the farm is a symbol for Russia under the rule of the Communist Party? Select two options.

“as Clover looked down the hillside”
“these scenes of terror and slaughter”
“if she herself had had any picture of the future”
“had protected the lost brood of ducklings”
“come to a time when no one dared speak his mind”

Answer 1

Answers: “these scenes of terror and slaughter” and “come to a time when no one dared speak his mind.”

Explanation: both lines point to the violence, purges, and climate of fear and censorship that parallel Stalinist Russia and the Communist Party’s repression, supporting the farm as a political symbol.