Question

in this passage set in the future, a girl meets a fireman whose job it is to burn books. select the best evidence to support the statement that the fireman is the type of person who always follows the rules.
\do you mind if i ask? how longve you worked at being a fireman?\
\since i was twenty, ten years ago.\
\do you ever read any of the books you burn?\
he laughed. \thats against the law!\
\oh. of course.\
\its fine work. monday burn millay, wednesday whitman, friday faulkner, burn em to ashes, then burn the ashes. thats our official slogan.\
they walked still farther and the girl said, \is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?\

o. houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it.\
\strange. i heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames.\
from ray bradbury, fahrenheit 451. copyright 1953 by ray bradbury

Explanation:

The statement requires evidence that the fireman always follows rules. The fireman's response that he has worked as a fireman for 10 years (since he was 20) and his adherence to the official book-burning routine (stating their slogan and fixed schedule of burning specific authors) shows consistent rule-following. The clearest direct evidence is his confirmation of his long tenure strictly performing the required rule-based work, paired with his statement that reading the books he burns is against the law (which he does not do, showing rule compliance). The most explicit supporting line is his answer about his length of service paired with his description of following the official burning protocol, but the key direct quote that reinforces he follows rules is his statement: "It's fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That's our official slogan." Additionally, his laugh at the idea of reading the books (calling it against the law) confirms he abides by the rules.

Answer:

The best evidence is the fireman's statement: "It's fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That's our official slogan." paired with his response "That's against the law!" (in reference to reading the books he burns) and his confirmation that he has worked as a fireman for 10 years ("Since I was twenty, ten years ago"), showing consistent adherence to the rules of his role.