The human characters in the novel are just as captivating. the main human character, kate waterbee, is a typical thirteen-year-old. she is secretly angry with her parents because they have no decent excuse for forbidding her from getting a pet. kate believes that “allergies would have at least evoked some sympathy. but her parents’ noses and eyes could handle a dog or a kitty. it is their worried minds that fear an animal whining at them all the time.” while with their mellow daughter, kate’s parents fear adopting a needy, demanding pet could alter that attribute. in paragraph 2, the word evoked means a) almost seen. b) tried to get. c) thought about. d) brought about.