Question

read the excerpt from its our world, tool!: young people who are making a difference.

that night, neto, jesse, and another teammate walked into the coachs office and handed him their uniforms and pads. they explained why they were leaving and expected him to understand, but they were disappointed. \the coach said, quitting will just make it worse,\ neto remembers. \he said the fans would call us losers and quitters instead of respecting us. nothing could convince him. after a while we just walked out.\ now there was no turning back.

which statement best describes the change in neto since the beginning of the story?

neto has begun to dislike his football coach, who is offering no support to netos cause.
neto is fully committed to putting an end to the racist comments coming from the fans.
neto realizes that there is no way of preventing the fans from making racist comments.
neto realizes that quitting the football team is not an effective way of taking a stand against racism.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

The excerpt describes Neto, Jesse, and another teammate handing in their football uniforms and pads to their coach. They explain their reasons for leaving, hoping the coach will understand, but he does not support their decision. Instead, he warns them that quitting will make things worse and that fans will call them "losers and quitters." Despite this lack of support, they walk out, and the text concludes with: "Now there was no turning back." This shows a decisive shift to complete commitment.

Evaluate Neto's change

Using Textual Analysis, we compare Neto's state here to his initial hesitation or conflict. By handing in his uniform and walking out despite the coach's warnings, Neto demonstrates that he has moved past hesitation. He is now fully committed to taking a stand against the racist comments from the fans, accepting that there is "no turning back."

Assess the options

• Option 1 suggests he dislikes his coach. While he is disappointed, the core change in Neto is about his commitment to his cause, not just his feelings toward the coach.
• Option 2 states he is fully committed to putting an end to the racist comments. This matches the action of turning in the uniform and the finality of "no turning back."
• Option 3 suggests helplessness ("no way of preventing..."), which contradicts his active protest.
• Option 4 suggests he thinks quitting is ineffective, which is the opposite of his action of actually quitting to make a point.

Answer:

• Neto has begun to dislike his football coach, who is offering no support to Neto's cause.
• Neto is fully committed to putting an end to the racist comments coming from the fans. (Correct answer)
• Neto realizes that there is no way of preventing the fans from making racist comments.
• Neto realizes that quitting the football team is not an effective way of taking a stand against racism.