“That’s impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars?”
“They use the radio waves to talk, but the signals don’t come from them. The signals come from machines.”
“So who made the machines? That’s who we want to contact.”
“They made the machines. That’s what I’m trying to tell you. Meat made the machines.”
“That’s ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You’re asking me to believe in sentient meat.”
“I’m not asking you, I’m telling you. These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and they’re made out of meat.”
Multiple Choice: How does the second speaker feel about the first speaker's claims?
A. angry
B. doubtful
Multiple Choice: Which piece of evidence from the text best supports the answer to question 2?
A. "'They use the radio waves to talk, but the signals don't come from them. The signals come from machines.'" (Paragraph 7)
B. "'They made the machines. That's what I'm trying to tell you. Meat made the machines.'" (Paragraph 9)
C. "'That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You're asking me to believe in sentient meat.'" (Paragraph 10)
D. "'These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and they're made out of meat.'" (Paragraph 11)
The second speaker feels skeptical (B) about the first speaker's claims.
The evidence that best supports this answer is choice C: "'That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You're asking me to believe in sentient meat.'" (Paragraph 10)