Answer:
The conflict in this story is racism and the author clarified this conflict by using racist words such as “Negro”, “Mulatto”: “When you say brown, do you mean he is a Negro?”, “So you're mixed?, You are a mulatto!”
Explanation:
The use of the word abruptly heightens the conflict by revealing to the reader that Mrs. Hale is becoming increasingly anxious
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