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

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Turner likes the beach better than the town.
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Lizzie is not sure she will like the boy on the beach.
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Turner does not like how his father treats him.
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Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot say so.
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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."

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lying about what happened to Turner.
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comparing Turner to Lizzie Griffin.
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citing facts against Preacher Griffin.
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telling a story of his experience there.
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Turner agrees with the townspeople that Malaga Island should be emptied of people, and he feels guilty since Lizzie is his friend.
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Turner realizes that his playing with Lizzie was the wrong thing to do, and he feels bad about it.
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Turner feels guilty that he took a boat to Malaga Island, had supper there, and lied to his father about it.
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Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot defend it because the townspeople do not want him associating with African Americans.
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A conflict is a struggle between forces in a story.

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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?

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Mr. Stonecrop describes how much money the island people have taken from the Phippsburg townspeople.
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The reverend finds out that Turner’s baseball bat and glove were left on the beach, not the front porch.
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Mr. Stonecrop talks about the people in town who would support those on Malaga Island.
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The reverend learns that Turner went to the island with Lizzie Griffin, an African American girl.
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In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,Turner disagrees with the townspeople who want to remove everyone from Malaga Island because Turner

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has never spoken to a black person before meeting Lizzie.
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does not like the townspeople watching him all the time.
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wants his father to move his own family to Malaga Island.
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enjoys Lizzie and his experience on Malaga Island.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.He looked up and down the coast. If he saw even a single soul prowling the shore, he would light out. But there were only gulls. Across the water a line of trembling smoke rose high and then spread out. Otherwise, it was as if God had just remade the world for him, and he was Adam waking up, an entire globe to explore.

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Turner is glad the beach is empty; he was curious about the smoke in the air and wanted to investigate it on his own.
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Turner is relieved the beach is empty; he hates being watched by the townspeople because he is the preacher’s son.
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Turner is happy that the beach is empty; he is wearing his white shirt, and as the preacher’s son, he is not supposed to get his shirt dirty.
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Turner is excited that the beach is empty; he is waiting for Lizzie to show up, and as the preacher’s son, he’s not supposed to be friends with her.
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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.

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Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, is torn about what to do about the people on Malaga Island and needs more time to think.
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The townspeople of Phippsburg are going to remove the people from Malaga Island.
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Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, is going to defend the people of Malaga Island against the townspeople.
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The people of Malaga Island are going to fight against the Phippsburg townspeople.
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the island’s tall pine trees
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the island’s rocks that boats can hit
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the island’s closeness to the mainland
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the island’s high waves that beat the shore

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