My father decides that he should stay home with my mother and that I should escort la abuela to church. He tells me this on Saturday night as I’m getting ready to go to the mall with my friends.
“No way,” I say.
I go for the car keys on the kitchen table: he usually leaves them there for me on Friday and Saturday night. He beats me to them.
“No way,” he says, pocketing them and grinning at me.
Answer choices for the above question
A. The father believes the daughter needs to learn to drive more safely.
B. The father believes the daughter should be punished for being disagreeable.
C. The father believes the daughter needs gentle encouragement to do the right thing.
D. The father believes the daughter should learn to make decisions more quickly.
1 answer
The passage most strongly shows that the father believes the daughter needs gentle encouragement to do the right thing. He is setting a boundary by deciding that she should escort la abuela to church instead of going to the mall, and his light-hearted tone suggests that he is not being harsh but rather guiding her toward fulfilling a familial obligation.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
C. The father believes the daughter needs gentle encouragement to do the right thing.
