Question

which excerpt from black boy best explains wright’s childhood perspective of his father?
○ my mother warned me not to be fooled by my father’s friendly manner; she told me that the judge might ask me questions, and if he did i must tell him the truth.
○ i felt that if my father were going to feed me, then he would have done so regardless of what a judge said to him.
○ i was overwhelmed to realize that he could never understand me or the scalding experiences that had swept me beyond his life and into an area of living that he could never know.
○ at last she managed to say that her husband had deserted her and her two children, that her children were hungry, that they stayed hungry, that she worked, that she was trying to raise them alone.

Explanation:

The question asks for the excerpt that reflects Wright's own childhood perspective of his father. The first option is his mother's warning, not his personal view. The second focuses on his expectation of care, not a broader perspective of his father. The fourth is his mother's statement about abandonment, not his direct perspective. The third excerpt directly expresses Wright's personal realization that his father could never understand his experiences and the life he lived, which is his direct childhood perspective of his father.

Answer:

I was overwhelmed to realize that he could never understand me or the scalding experiences that had swept me beyond his life and into an area of living that he could never know.