5.) The author tells us that the boy's sister's eyes widened when hearing about the porpoises. Why?

Because porpoises are beautiful, majestic creatures of the sea!

Explanation:

When someone's eyes are wide, it can mean one of two things; 1) they are scared, 2) they are amazed. In the context of the sentence provided, the girl must be amazed, because the topic of discussion is porpoises, not clowns or some other frightening subject.

Here's a picture of a porpoise. They look very similar to dolphins.

in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

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