Question

in the following passage, jaden compares his foster mother penni to pennis sister, catherine. select the best evidence to support the statement that penni will overlook the faults of family members. catherine was kind of strange because she was so different from penni. jaden had to admit that penni was a nice person... but catherine was less than nice. much less. but penni refused to see this because of \the importance of family.\ the importance of family was one of pennis themes. penni told him that the more family who loved him, the better. jaden didnt even know for sure what anyone meant when they used the word \love.\ was it like an electrical charge that developed between two people? he didnt know. from cynthia kadohata, half a world away. copyright 2014 by cynthia kadohata

Explanation:

The key - phrase "Penni refused to see this because of 'the importance of family'" shows that despite Catherine being less than nice, Penni ignores it due to family values.

Answer:

But Penni refused to see this because of "the importance of family."