In one sense, we were huddled in there, bonded togethher in seeking security and warmth and comfort from each other, and we didn
’t know it. All of us—who might have probed space, or cured cancer, or built industries—were, instead, black victims of the white man’s American social system.
The answers would be "He sells some magazines" or "He decides he wants to be a writer.", since Gumption means to be resourceful or have spirited initiative.
