Question

select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator believes lonnie has good judgment.

last year, lonnie and i were out back in ponzini doing nothing, just yakking it up. now, i guess i should mention that lonnies my best friend. except calling him my best friend doesnt tell how tight we are. my dad says that if lonnie told me to jump, id ask, \how high?\ hes being sarcastic, my dad, but hes right in a way. because heres the thing: lonnie wouldnt tell me to jump unless he had a good reason. so, yeah, id ask, \how high?\ hed ask me \how high?\ too if i told him to jump. it doesnt mean a thing. ive known lonnie since i was two and he was three.

from mark goldblatt, twerp. copyright 2013 by mark goldblatt

Explanation:

To support the statement that the narrator believes Lonnie has good judgment, we look for text that shows Lonnie makes reasonable decisions. The sentence "Because here's the thing: Lonnie wouldn't tell me to jump unless he had a good reason." directly indicates that Lonnie only gives instructions (like telling to jump) when there's a valid, well - thought - out basis, which reflects good judgment. Other parts of the text either describe their friendship or the dad's sarcastic comment, but not evidence of Lonnie's good judgment.

Answer:

Because here's the thing: Lonnie wouldn't tell me to jump unless he had a good reason.