Historical Context and Conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Part 1 — Quiz
Question 11 • English 9 CR SUSD (EX)
Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. "It's not his fault, Reverend," said Mr. Stonecrop smoothly. "It's not his fault at all. That's how they are. They're sly and crafty, making out all the time that they're dumb. But they're thinking, thinking, plotting, plotting. Here's the minister's son, they think, and if we can just get him on our side, we'll get the minister. And if we get the minister, we get the church. And if we get the church—you see how it goes. That's how they used your son. And it wasn't the old Preacher Griffin that they sent out to you, boy, was it? No, sir. It wasn't the old preacher. Why don't you go on ahead and tell your father who you were with today." "Lizzie." Mr. Stonecrop builds a case against the people of Malaga Island by
Answer
A
lying about what happened to Turner.
B
comparing Turner to Lizzie Griffin.
C
telling a story of his experience there.
D
citing facts against Preacher Griffin.
Explanation
Mr. Stonecrop claims that the people of Malaga Island deliberately used Turner to gain influence over his father and the church. The excerpt gives no evidence that they did this; Stonecrop presents his suspicious interpretation as fact. So he builds his case by misrepresenting what happened to Turner, rather than by telling a personal story or citing facts about Preacher Griffin.
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