Question

select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator’s house doesn’t have running water.
my house stood silently peeking back at me through the trees, a square box painted dark green. ... it was the only home i’d ever known, and i loved it. i loved its silver - painted corrugated iron roof, which slanted down into gutters that flowed into the round water tank in the back. it made nice sounds in the rain. the only water we had was what we caught off the roof. not like billy’s house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house.
\hey,\ billy whispered, quickly moving off the trail into the trees. his blond hair glowed where the sun hit it, but mostly he was in the shade.
from graham salisbury, under the blood - red sun. copyright 1994 by graham salisbury

Explanation:

To support the statement that the narrator’s house doesn’t have running water, we analyze the text:

• The sentence "The only water we had was what we caught off the roof. Not like Billy’s house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house." contrasts the narrator’s water source (caught off the roof) with Billy’s (water pipes from the street, implying running water). This shows the narrator’s house lacks running water infrastructure. Other parts describe the house’s appearance/roof but don’t directly address running water absence as clearly as this contrast.

Answer:

The only water we had was what we caught off the roof. Not like Billy’s house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house.