Question

Read the following passage from “The Threads of Time” by C. J. Cherryh and answer the question that follows. “It was possible that the Gates were killing the qhal. They were everywhere, on every world, had been a fact of life for five thousand years, and linked the whole net of qhalur civilization into one present-tense coherency.” What details in the opening paragraph of this story let the reader know that this will be a futuristic, Sci-Fi story? A. The words possible and linked B. The words qhal, every world, and qhalur C. The words civilization and coherency D. The words killing, everywhere, and whole

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) The words qhal, every world, and qhalur. 
The fact that there are many worlds means that it is sci fi. 

Answer 2

Answer: B. The words qhal, every world, and qhalur.

Explanation: In the following passage from "The Threads of Time" by C. J. Cherryh we can see the description of how the Gates were killing the "qhal" who appears to be some kind of authority. It also says that those gates were in "every world" which makes us realize that there were many worlds, and it also says that there is a qhalur civilization, this facts and terms indicate that this is a futuristic, Sci-Fi story.