Read the following passage from “The Threads of Time” by C. J. Cherryh and answer the question that follows. “It was possible th
at 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
Mrs. Flowers is being described quite positively here as the adjective 'benign' simple means warm-hearted or kind. and graceful connotes a sense of elegancy. She is smiling warmly and genuinely.
It seems, (Though it has been awhile since I have had read this story) that she is more open to the oddness of the place. Instead of trying to rationalize this she is only going along with it.
