They could have been bitches and just tried to sell their own stuff and not helped anyone who might be potential competition down the road , but they were very encouraging , helpful , insightful , and nice . One of them even bought the vampire drawings ( done on lined school paper ) from a 12-yr - old so as to encourage her to continue with artwork . Cool , huh?Anyway , they taught me a lot .

Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question Why were they very encouraging and helpful to people who might be potential competition ?
OPT: (i) They were very encouraging and help to people who might be potential competition because they have a naturally kind personality . (ii) None of the above choices . (iii) They were very encouraging and help to people who might be potential competition because they like dealing with children like me . (iv) They were very encouraging and help to people who might be potential competition because they 're passionate about drawing .
The answer is:
(iv)