Question

select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator doesnt like doing dangerous things. if you started to squeeze your brakes right in the middle of heading down maple hill, just as you were passing old mr. normores mailbox, you could coast into the bike rack in front of lippys market without making a single tire squeak. that was the fastest way to go, and the most fun too.... i didnt do that anymore, though. now i hopped off my bike at the top of the hill and walked it. it took five times as long but it was lots safer. i got to the store at 7:58—thats what it said on the clock inside. from lisa graff, umbrella summer. copyright 2009 by lisa graff

Explanation:

To support the statement that the narrator doesn't like doing dangerous things, we look for evidence showing the narrator avoids risky behavior. The sentence "I didn't do that anymore, though. Now I hopped off my bike at the top of the hill and walked it. It took five times as long but it was lots safer." shows the narrator chooses a safer (even slower) way to get down the hill, avoiding the faster but potentially more dangerous bike - riding method down Maple Hill. The other sentences either describe the dangerous - feeling (but fun) bike - riding method or the time of arrival, which don't support the statement as directly.

Answer:

I didn't do that anymore, though. Now I hopped off my bike at the top of the hill and walked it. It took five times as long but it was lots safer.