2. why does dr. dorian say he believes it's possible that animals talk? a. he has heard them. b. people talk, so animals can, too. c. nothing proves they don't. d. fern has talked to them.

I believe the correct answer is: D. Fern has talked to them.

     In the children’s novel “Charlotte’s web” written by an American author E. B. White, Dr. Dorian says that he believes it is possible that animals talk, if children say so. In his dialogue with Mrs. Arble, Dr. Dorian explains that children pay more attention than adults and that he’s ready to believe Fern, if she said that animals could talk:

     “It is quite possible that an animal has spoken civilly to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention. Children pay better attention than grownups. If Fern says that the animals in Zuckerman’s barn talk, I’m quite ready to believe her.”