Question

read the excerpt from animal farm.
that evening squealer explained privately to the other animals that napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. on the contrary, it was he who had advocated it in the beginning, and the plan which snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among napoleons papers. the windmill was, in fact, napoleons own creation. why, then, asked somebody, had he spoken so strongly against it? here squealer looked very sly. that, he said, was comrade napoleons cunning. he had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. now that snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. this, said squealer, was something called tactics. he repeated a number of times. \tactics, comrades, tactics!\ skipping
squealer explains to the other animals that napoleon was never opposed to the windmill. how does this conflict propel the plot forward?
○ the other animals realize that squealer and napoleon are friends.
○ the other animals realize that napoleon can be trusted.
○ it changes the way the other animals feel about napoleon.
○ it changes the way the other animals feel about the dogs.

Explanation:

• Option 1: The conflict here is about Napoleon's stance on the windmill, not about Squealer and Napoleon's friendship. So this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Napoleon's actions (pretending to oppose the windmill to get rid of Snowball) don't show trustworthiness. So this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Squealer's explanation changes the animals' perception of Napoleon. They now see his opposition as a tactic to remove Snowball, which alters how they feel about him. This makes sense.
• Option 4: The conflict is centered around Napoleon and the windmill, not the dogs. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. It changes the way the other animals feel about Napoleon.