My dearest middle school pals , Darlene and Nancy , are still my friends today . We survived with a lot of laughter and by making our own fun . I hope Lauren can learn to do this too .

Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question Why does the narrator look to Darlene and Nancy as models ?
pick from the following. 1). They want Lauren to go into the same profession . 2). They want Lauren to go into the same line of work . 3). They want Lauren to mirror their behavior . 4). None of the above choices .
The answer is:
3).