Question

which excerpt from the land, part 1 best supports the claim that pauls father wants paul to solve his conflict with mitchell without someone elses help?

i was looking for complete and absolute revenge, and i figured hammond at eighteen and george at sixteen could provide that for me.

finally things got so bad, i told my daddy about mitchell and about how he and other boys too were always picking on me.

i took care of it, all right. i enlisted the aid of my brothers, hammond, george, and robert. i figured hammond and george could sure enough stop mitchell.

\you want it stopped, paul,\ he said, \then you stop it. this here is between you and mitchell and whatever other boys. im not getting into it.\

Explanation:

Analyze the claim

The claim is that Paul's father wants Paul to solve his conflict with Mitchell without anyone else's help. We need to find the excerpt that directly supports this.

Evaluate the options

Using the Textual Evidence knowledge point

• Option 1: "I was looking for complete and absolute revenge..." shows Paul's desire for revenge using his brothers, not his father's advice.
• Option 2: "Finally things got so bad, I told my daddy..." shows Paul seeking help, not his father's response.
• Option 3: "I took care of it, all right. I enlisted the aid of my brothers..." shows Paul getting help from others.
• Option 4: "You want it stopped, Paul," he said, "then you stop it. This here is between you and Mitchell and whatever other boys. I'm not getting into it." Here, the father explicitly tells Paul to stop it himself and states he will not intervene.

Select the best evidence

Using the Textual Evidence knowledge point
The fourth option directly shows the father refusing to help and telling Paul to handle the conflict on his own.

Answer:

• (A) I was looking for complete and absolute revenge, and I figured Hammond at eighteen and George at sixteen could provide that for me.
• (B) Finally things got so bad, I told my daddy about Mitchell and about how he and other boys too were always picking on me.

<mcq-option>(C) I took care of it, all right. I enlisted the aid of my brothers, Hammond, George, and Robert. I figured Hammond and George could sure enough stop Mitchell.</mcq-correct>

• (D) "You want it stopped, Paul," he said, "then you stop it. This here is between you and Mitchell and whatever other boys. I'm not getting into it." (Correct answer)