Question

A black hole isn't a monster. It's not even alive. That means it can't lurk, eat, or belch. It has no dark, destructive desires.

Of course, you may have already figured this out. But you know what else?

A black hole is NOT a hole—
at Least not the kind you can
dig in the ground
or poke your finger through.
You can't just walk along
and fall into one.
A black hole isn't a hole
like that.

—A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole,
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano

In this part of the introduction, what question does the author indicate she will answer in the text?

A. Where can black holes be found?
B. What kind of a "hole" is a black hole?
C. How big is a black hole?
D. Why are people afraid of black holes?

Answer 1

The answer is B. What kind of a “hole” is the black hole?

Answer 2

B. What kind of "hole" is a black hole?

The whole introduction talks about what type of hole a black hole is not, so we should expect the author to tell us what type of hole it actually is. When she says all that it is not, it intrigues the reader.

Final answer: B.

I hope this helps! xD