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Analyze the question and options

The question asks: "Which sentence from the story BEST supports the theme of the passage?"
The options are:

• (A) "Sarah is more important to us than anything else, and I am going to tell her father and brother to start behaving themselves."
• (B) "A person who works hard and believes in herself is a professional ballet dancer in a dramatic, mirrored studio."
• (C) "She could also clearly recall the ballet instructor, the elegant, silver-haired Miss Collier, who had taught her and eight other girls with the strictness of she demanded for greater artistry that bordered on the tyrannical."
• (D) "Lily realized that she was an audience of her own, and the only one she needed to perform for."

Evaluate the options against the theme

The passage describes Lily's journey and anxiety preparing for a major ballet audition. In the final paragraph, Lily has a realization on stage that she is dancing for herself rather than external validation. Option (D) directly captures this central theme of self-acceptance and internal motivation.

Answer:

• (A) "Sarah is more important to us than anything else, and I am going to tell her father and brother to start behaving themselves."
• (B) "A person who works hard and believes in herself is a professional ballet dancer in a dramatic, mirrored studio."
• (C) "She could also clearly recall the ballet instructor, the elegant, silver-haired Miss Collier, who had taught her and eight other girls with the strictness of she demanded for greater artistry that bordered on the tyrannical."
• (D) "Lily realized that she was an audience of her own, and the only one she needed to perform for." (Correct answer)