The answer is [ because of the separation, sentences with this error often sound awkward, ridiculous, or confusing.]
<span>He is surprised by the question and says that owning books is against the law.</span>
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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!”
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