Question

6 this is the first item your abuelo displayed when he opened the shop over 40 years ago, papa explained. its a nineteenth - century charro cowboy sombrero, given to him by his own grandfather back in mexico.
7 jesses young mind tried to grasp this information. his abuelo had an abuelo, and the hat was that old!
8 is tio roland going to sell it? jesse asked.
9 oh no, papa had replied. this is a family heirloom. we just keep it here for customers to admire.
10 the bell on the door rings as a customer leaves, and jesse snaps out of his thoughts.
11 he enters the shop and joins his uncle behind the counter, letting his backpack fall to the floor. the store no longer fills jesse with awe. although the sombrero still sits in its stately place, everything else seems like old junk.
12 jesse sits on a tall wooden stool and watches people come and go. not everyone who comes into the store buys something, but those who do often find that one perfect item in the sea of clutter and always seem to have silly grins on their faces when they leave, like children exiting a candy store.
13 why do people like all this junk? jesse wonders out loud as he looks around the store. its old, and some of it doesnt even work anymore.
14 tio roland sighs and shakes his head. when people come here, theyre not just buying a rusted trombone or an old bicycle. customers are taking a piece of history with them, something that brings back a happy memory or sparks their imagination.
read this sentence from paragraph 9: oh no, papa had replied. this is a family heirloom. we just keep it here for customers to admire.
which word from the sentences above best helps the reader determine the meaning of heirloom as it is used in paragraph 9?
family
customers
keep
admire

Explanation:

The word "family" in "This is a family heirloom" helps indicate that the heirloom is something passed - down within the family.

Answer:

A. family