Question

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? They wish the speaker did not have such an active imagination. They want the speaker to build a large and successful company. They want the speaker to help her family through her work. They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.

Answer 1

Answer: D) They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from "Binding Memories" we can see that the parents are described as being worried that the speaker's business would fail. This shows that they don't think that their daughter will build a succesful company and in consequence, we can infer that they wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession, so the correct answer is the corresponding to option D.

Answer 2

In this excerpt from “ Binding Memories “ the parents of the narrator are skeptical of her choosing to do a business which they think is not secure for a good future.

Question: Based on this stanza, how do the speaker’s parents feel about her decision to pursue book publishing?

Answer: D. They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.