Question

which quote from the story best supports the idea that isabella would prefer to let her dad and allison be happy than to uncover their past?
abruptly, the gondola jerked forward and resumed its slow descent to the base of mount pronghorn.
i flipped through my notebook and tried to summarize everything i knew so far.
looking at the three of them, i was ready to ask some hard-hitting questions, but i stopped myself.
dad and aunt allison were cheerfully swapping stories, and grandpa was grinning.

Explanation:

The correct quote shows Isabella choosing to avoid confronting her dad and Allison about their past, prioritizing their current happiness over uncovering details. The other quotes either describe a setting, her research, or the happy scene without showing her choice to forgo questioning.

Answer:

Looking at the three of them, I was ready to ask some hard-hitting questions, but I stopped myself.