Question

read the excerpt from black boy.
then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. he tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him. i only heard one sentence of what he said.
\im doing all i can, your honor,\ he mumbled, grinning.
in this excerpt, how does wright convey his fathers attitude and beliefs?
○ he depicts his father’s carefree, dismissive behavior.
○ he describes a scene in which his father shows affection.
○ he suggests that his father was unable to feel true joy.
○ he indicates that he truly believes his father’s words.

Explanation:

Wright uses details like his father acting "jauntily, smiling" and grinning while mumbling to the judge, even as his mother rejects his advance. This behavior comes off as unconcerned and dismissive of the serious context (a court setting, tension with his mother). The other options are incorrect: the father's advance is rejected, so no genuine affectionate scene is shown; his grinning/smiling contradicts inability to feel joy; the text gives no sign the narrator believes his father's words.

Answer:

He depicts his father's carefree, dismissive behavior.