Introduction to Making a Difference: It's Our World, Too! — Quiz
Question 18 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference . Soon there was even worse news for Neto and Jesse. Most of the players who had voted not to play had suddenly changed their minds. Even the Hispanic players. They could barely look at Neto and Jesse as they explained that they loved football too much to give it up. In the end, only four players—Jesse, Neto, Rigo Delgudillo, and Johnny Garcia—were committed to staying off the field. The more Neto thought about it, the more determined he became. "I knew we were right," he recalls. "I didn't care what anybody else thought. And I also knew the team couldn't afford to lose me. If the school really wanted me, the fans had to stop saying those things. Only then would I play. Not until." Which statement best describes the change in Neto since the beginning of the conflict?
Answer
A
Neto realizes that he loves football too much to give it up.
B
Neto decides that he no longer likes to play football.
C
Neto is determined to stay off the field until the conflict is resolved.
D
Neto becomes angry with the other players for playing in the game.
Explanation
At first, Neto is facing pressure from teammates who want to return to football. But he becomes more determined to stay off the field, saying he will play only after the fans stop making the hurtful comments. This shows that Neto is committed to protesting until the conflict is resolved, not that he has stopped loving football.
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