Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference . When they entered the board's meeting room, Neto was terrified. They were alone with the ten white men who were the members of the Marsing school board. "I couldn't believe I was really doing this," Neto recalls. "Then I heard Baldy say, 'Neto wants to talk with you about the football team.' "So I just started. I told them I was quitting and why. I told them word-for-word what I had heard. Only one of them looked like he was really listening. When I was finished, they thanked me for coming, but they didn't say they would do anything about it. I went home thinking, Well, at least I tried. Now they can't say nobody told them." What detail in this excerpt further complicates Neto’s conflict?
Answer
A
Baldy takes Neto to the school board meeting.
B
Neto is terrified to speak to the school board.
C
The school board does not respond to Neto.
D
Neto tells the school board about the racist comments.
Explanation
Neto’s conflict is made more difficult because, after he explains why he is quitting, the school board does not promise to take action. The detail that they thank him but do not say they will do anything shows that his effort may not solve the problem. The correct choice is “The school board does not respond to Neto.”
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