Question

Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there."
"It matters to me," Turner whispered.

"Speak up!"

"It matters to me."

In this excerpt, the reader is able to see how important Lizzie’s friendship is to Turner. Which explains the factor that is most likely affecting Turner’s perspective in this excerpt?

Turner’s age is not allowing him to fully understand his father’s concerns over the racial conflict.
Turner’s location is not allowing him to see that racial conflict can occur anywhere.
Turner’s morals are not allowing him to take part in the racial conflict that is occurring.
Turner’s limited education is not allowing him to understand exactly what racial conflict is.

Answer 1

Answer: Turner's age is not allowing him to fully understand his father's concerns over the racial conflict

Explanation:

Even though the reader is able to see how important Lizzie’s friendship is to Turner, the factor that is most likely affecting Turner’s perspective in this excerpt is that Turner's age is not allowing him to fully understand his father's concerns over the racial conflict.

This can be seen in the excerpt as Reverend Buckminster sighed and was worried about people seeing that his son was going out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island.

Therefore, the correct option is A.