Question

select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrators house doesnt have running water.

my house stood silently peeking back at me through the trees, a square box painted dark green. . . . it was the only home id ever known, and i loved it. i loved its silver - painted corrugated iron roof, which slanted down into gutters that flowed into the round water tank in the back. it made nice sounds in the rain. the only water we had was what we caught off the roof. not like billys house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house.

\hey,\ billy whispered, quickly moving off the trail into the trees. his blond hair glowed where the sun hit it, but mostly he was in the shade.

from graham salisbury, under the blood - red sun. copyright 1994 by graham salisbury

Explanation:

To support the statement that the narrator’s house lacks running water, we analyze the text. The key sentence is "The only water we had was what we caught off the roof. Not like Billy’s house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house." This directly contrasts the narrator’s water source (collected from the roof) with Billy’s (piped from the street, implying running water), showing the narrator’s house has no running water. Other parts describe the house’s appearance or Billy’s actions, not water availability.

Answer:

The best evidence is: "The only water we had was what we caught off the roof. Not like Billy’s house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house."