Answer: The statement that best describes the elephant before it is found in the field is A. "It is wild and on a rampage of destruction".
Step-by-step explanation: "Shooting an Elephant" is an essay written by George Orwell and published in 1936. It refers to the experience that the narrator, a police officer, had to go through when he was called to kill an elephant. The elephant is described as violent and dangerous for the locals. The essay even makes reference to an incident in which the elephant murdered an Indian. Eventually, the narrator is forced by the community to shoot the elephant in order for him not to hurt anyone else.