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destinies. I forgave him, and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. What does this excerpt suggest?
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As an adult, Wright has a different perspective of his father than he did when he was a child.
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Which excerpt from Black Boy best explains Wright's childhood perspective of his father?
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I felt that if my father were going to feed me, then he would have done so regardless of what a judge said to him.
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living on vastly distant planes of reality. Which best describes Wright's attitude toward his father in this excerpt?
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Wright believes that their life views are incompatible.
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possessed some vital meaning which always eluded me. Based on this excerpt, how did Wright feel about his final boyhood encounter with his father?
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as if he had unfinished business
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unfairness of the judge who had accepted my father's word. What societal norm of the early twentieth century does this excerpt reflect?
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Men were considered more able and trustworthy than women.
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Through his personal experience, which social issue is Wright emphasizing?
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the effects of poverty on families
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\"I'm hungry now,\" I told him. \"But I won't stay with you.\" What does the excerpt convey about Wright's personality as a child?
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He was stubborn and proud.
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Which excerpt from Black Boy best demonstrates the idea that Wright's family feels frustrated and trapped in their financial situation?
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At night there were long, halting discussions about our going to live with Granny, but nothing came of it. Perhaps there was not enough money for railroad fare.
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What does the excerpt most clearly demonstrate about Wright's attitude toward his father?
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Wright recognizes that he is incomprehensible to his father.
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Which excerpt from Black Boy best illustrates the effect that society has on Wright's father?
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From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition.
