Question

31 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. 32 dad and aunt allison were cheerfully swapping stories, and grandpa was grinning. maybe that was the story after all. how has isabella changed by the end of the story? she now believes that nothing happened between her dad and allison in the past. she would prefer to let her dad and allison be happy than to uncover their past. she is not interested in being a journalist anymore. she now believes the family mystery is too complicated for her to solve.

Explanation:

Isabella stops herself from asking hard - hitting questions when she sees her dad, aunt, and grandpa enjoying themselves. This shows she values their happiness over uncovering the past.

Answer:

She would prefer to let her dad and Allison be happy than to uncover their past.