Question

read the excerpt from its our world, too!: young people who are making a difference. the board was meeting that night. baldy offered to pick neto up and take him. neto hesitated. he knew he had the courage to blast through tacklers and the toughness to work all day in the beet fields, but this seemed harder. when jesse paz said hed go, neto finally agreed. baldy picked up neto first, but when they got to jesses, jesse was nowhere to be found. now neto had to choose: did he testify alone or forget it? \all right,\ neto finally said, letting out a long breath. \weve gone this far. lets finish it.\ the conflict in this excerpt affects jesse because he decides to avoid speaking publicly about the situation. confront the racist crowd about their remarks. only go to the meeting if neto went with him. address the school during the morning announcements.

Explanation:

The excerpt states Jesse agreed to go to the meeting with Neto and Baldy, but was nowhere to be found when they arrived. This shows Jesse avoided the public, potentially intimidating situation of attending the meeting to address the issue. The other options are incorrect: Neto chooses to testify alone, Jesse does not confront the crowd, and there is no mention of morning announcements.

Answer:

avoid speaking publicly about the situation.