Question

Read this sentence from paragraph 4.

“There aren’t any habitable worlds within a thousand light years of this place, and if it were loaded with hyperdrive, our Borealis detectors would jump off the charts.”

This detail about setting affects the development of the plot by leading Evelyn to —
A. reject Braulio’s idea about the object.
B. closely monitor the object’s shadow.
C. question the mission’s purpose.
D. encourage Braulio’s research.

Answer 1

A. The detail rules out a nearby destination and says detectors would have noticed a hyperdrive, so Evelyn dismisses Braulio’s idea that the object is a ship.