Answer:
<em>'He is the same colour </em><em>as </em><em>the earth, and a great deal less interesting to look at.'</em>
Explanation:
George Orwell uses Simile, a figurative language device that compares two things using the adverbs like or as.
When describing the people working on the land he refers to them as the unvisible part of a (beautiful) visible landscape. This is a very subtle way of critisizing the British Empire that ignores (they don´t see them) the working people who, seen by Orwell, are doing important work.
I believe your answer is A because almost all people with knowledge know that grass is green. Someone would only ask this if they weren't for sure, such as someone being color blind. Hope this helped!
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~Steve
