Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories.” "Ah, the romantic soul!” said my parents skeptically, worried that my business would fail, that I was behind the times. Based on this stanza, how do the speaker’s parents feel about her decision to pursue book publishing?
Answer
A
They wish the speaker did not have such an active imagination.
B
They want the speaker to build a large and successful company.
C
They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.
D
They want the speaker to help her family through her work.
Explanation
The parents are skeptical because they worry the speaker’s book-publishing business will fail and that she is “behind the times.” Their concern suggests they would prefer her to choose a more dependable career. Therefore, the best answer is C, that they wish she would choose a more reliable profession.
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