Question

Which statements about the passage support the idea that this passage is an allegory for the famine in the Soviet Union? Select three options.

The food rations have been cut and animals are starving.
The windmill has collapsed and people are talking about it.
The animals have never had contact with Mr. Whymper.
The reality of the food shortage is hidden from the public.
Napoleon resorts to propaganda to spread lies.

Answer 1

- The food rations have been cut and animals are starving.
- The reality of the food shortage is hidden from the public.
- Napoleon resorts to propaganda to spread lies.

These three directly mirror the Soviet famine: reduced rations/real hunger, government concealment of the crisis, and use of propaganda to deny or distort the truth.