Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.

Answer 1

Answer:

Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing.

Answer 2

Answer:

c) "He'd say h*ll and d*mnation. So you going to come?"

d) “Then I'll see you tomorrow at high tide, Lizzie Bright."

e) Turner snuck back inside, as quiet as could be, thinking of high tide.

Explanation:

The historical novel "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" was written by Gary D. Schmidt. The setting of this story is during the racial discrimination, with the protagonist Turner Buckminster befriending a black girl Lizzie.

The excerpt from Chapter 6 of the story shows Lizzie and Turner secretly meeting despite Turner's father's stand on his son being friends with a colored person. The brave and adamant act of defying his father's wishes is evident when he agrees to meet Lizzie the next day. The lines

"He'd say h*ll and d*mnation. So you going to come?"

“Then I'll see you tomorrow at high tide, Lizzie Bright."

Turner snuck back inside, as quiet as could be, thinking of high tide.

all show how he fully intend to meet Lizzie no matter what.