Question

select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator’s parents want her to follow in their footsteps.

nicole has long buttery hair and looks like she should be in a shampoo commercial. she played juliet in the production of romeo and juliet that my mother directed at the local high school. my moms a high school drama teacher and my dads an actor....

theyre always telling me i need to find my passion. specifically, theyd like me to be passionate about theater. but im not. sometimes i wonder if i was born into the wrong family. being onstage makes me nervous (ive watched too many actors flub their lines), and im not a fan of working behind the scenes, either (i always end up steaming costumes).

from jennifer l. holm, the fourteenth goldfish. copyright 2014 by jennifer l. holm

Explanation:

To support the statement that the narrator’s parents want her to follow in their footsteps, we look for evidence showing their career influence. The parents' careers are in theater (mom: high school drama teacher, dad: actor). The relevant evidence is "They're always telling me I need to find my passion. Specifically, they'd like me to be passionate about theater." This shows they want her to be involved in theater like them.

Answer:

They're always telling me I need to find my passion. Specifically, they'd like me to be passionate about theater.