Question

in protons. theyre still\--he waved his hand about the basement--\here. theyll always be here. theyre unsmashable. once a proton, always a proton. protons are forever.\ 24 the next words just popped from my mouth, no real thought behind them: \jawbreakers are lucky.\ 25 he poked me. \hey, so are you. youre made of protons, too.\ 26 i stared at him. \i am?\ 27 \sure,\ he said. \zillions of them. the protons in you are the same as the protons in that jawbreaker. and in that stool. and in a banana. and a sock monkey. and a glass of water. and a star. everything\--he threw out his arms--\everything is made of protons!\ 28 i was getting woozy with information overload. me and sock monkeys made of the same stuff? it was too much to digest. so i retreated to the one conclusion i had managed to extract from all this. \so... jim... like, im unsmashable?\ 29 he mussed my hair. \yeah,\ he said. \i guess you could sort of put it that way.\ he laughed and waved the hammer in my face. \but dont go trying this on your toe.\ 3. what does the word digest mean in paragraph 28? ∘ to absorb food ∘ to think over and understand ∘ to put in order ∘ to summarize clear all

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "digest" in paragraph 28, we analyze the context. The narrator is overwhelmed with information ("getting woozy with information overload") and says "It was too much to digest". The phrase implies processing or understanding the information, as they couldn't handle the overload to think through and make sense of it. "To think over and understand" fits this context, while the other options (absorb food, put in order, summarize) don't align with the idea of processing information mentally.

Answer:

B. To think over and understand