The buzzing and grinding noises had stopped and were replaced by a high-pitched whir. Zach removed his pencil and closely inspected the tip. It still wasn’t sharp enough. Zach pushed the pencil back into the sharpener. The high-pitched noise returned. Zach glivverflooped the pencil and took another look at the tip. It was just as dull as before. Which of the following statements could be reasonably inferred by looking at the evidence from the text?

Select one:
a. Zach was using an electric pencil sharpener
b. None of the answers are reasonable.
c. Zach needed a no. 2 pencil to bubble his answers on a test.
d. Zach’s pencil was not yellow.