Historical Context and Conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Part 1 - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Read this description of Phippsburg from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy . So [Turner] went on toward the sea. He passed the yellow-shuttered house, half wishing that Mrs. Hurd were on the porch. He passed the picket fence of Mrs. Cobb's, steering as clear of it as if it were the wall of Jericho about to fall. He kept his face to the sea breeze as the line of white houses at the end of Parker Head sputtered, revived in a solid row, and finally gave out and let the road twist by itself up into cedars. Turner held himself to a slow walk, his hands politely out of his pockets. (Who knew if Mrs. Cobb might still be watching him from some murky spot where dark things lurked?) But as he climbed into the thicket of trees and the air grew cooler, and as the road thinned to a path, and as the cedars gave way to birches, then aspens, then pines, Turner felt as though he were taking off the black robes that enveloped his father. What aspect of Phippsburg contributes to Turner’s internal conflict at this point in the story?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The town is built by the sea, and Turner is afraid of one day being unexpectedly swept away by the high waves of the ocean.; B: The town is very small, and everybody can observe and comment on what Turner is doing.

Question 2

Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy . "Gentlemen," said Reverend Buckminster slowly, "there clearly are real dangers I had not anticipated." He looked at Turner, and Turner saw in his eyes—distrust. "Perhaps the Lord is leading you in your efforts. And if so, then what else could the minister of First Congregational say but that he is with you in this?" "That, Reverend, is what we came to ask," said Mr. Stonecrop. "And it will not be long before Phippsburg is free from this sordidness, and we can start to rebuild ourselves. Someday soon, the settlement on Malaga Island will be no more. What conflict is developing in this excerpt?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, is going to defend the people of Malaga Island against the townspeople.; D: The townspeople of Phippsburg are going to remove the people from Malaga Island.

Question 3

Which is an example of external conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy ?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Lizzie is not sure she will like the boy on the beach.; D: Turner does not like how his father treats him.

Question 4

Which best describes Turner’s conflict with himself at the end of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy ?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot defend it because the townspeople do not want him associating with African Americans.; C: Turner realizes that his playing with Lizzie was the wrong thing to do, and he feels bad about it.

Question 5

At the end of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy , why does Reverend Buckminster side with the Phippsburg townspeople against the people of Malaga Island?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: The reverend learns that Turner went to the island with Lizzie Griffin, an African American girl.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. And that was how Lizzie saw him as she came up the coast: his back to her, wearing a white shirt fit for glory, throwing rocks up into the air and swinging at them with a piece of driftwood If she had figured he had come for a place to breathe, she might have been more understanding—even if she had wondered about him some. If she had figured he was absolutely and completely crazy, she would have let him be. But as far as she knew, he was standing with his left leg forward on her shore, in a place where she had come to clam and to breathe. It was as if he were telling her to move on. And she had had enough of that. How does the setting in this excerpt contribute to Lizzie’s internal conflict?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Lizzie is upset because Turner is standing on the beach she is used to having to herself.

Question 7

At which point does the author develop the conflict between the people of Phippsburg and those of Malaga Island in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy ?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: before Turner travels to the island; D: after Turner travels to the island

Question 8

Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. [Mr. Stonecrop] draped his arm around Turner's shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. Turner felt as if he were moving in close to a mountain. But when he looked up into Mr. Stonecrop's face, he shuddered. Mr. Stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. He was like someone out of a ghost story, and Turner tried to draw away. In this excerpt, Mr. Stonecrop is compared to a mountain. How does this description relate to Mr Stonecrop’s role in the main conflict of the story?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.

Question 9

In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy , which setting detail makes the Phippsburg townspeople most nervous about allowing African Americans to stay on Malaga Island?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the island’s rocks that boats can hit; B: the island’s closeness to the mainland

Question 10

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1 Read the passage from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy . So in the morning, Turner set his face to the sea breeze and followed it down Parker Head Road, across the peninsula, and toward the water. He was perfectly dressed in another startlingly white shirt, and not a soul whom he passed on the street or who eyed him through a parlor window—and there were plenty of souls who eyed him—could find a single blessed fault. He walked as if he were in the company of the elect, so that even Mrs. Cobb would have had to stretch to find something to remark on. Turner hated himself for playing the minister's son. He desperately wanted to pull out his collar, or to run, or just to holler. But he couldn't. I am not my own, he thought, but belong body and soul to every parishioner in Phippsburg who might have a word to say about me to my father. And there seemed to be plenty of words and plenty of parishioners to say them. What type of conflict is present in this excerpt?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: internal

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