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Questions!

- What is Mrs. Wilson baking?

Gingerbread

 - What game were the boys playing?

 Tank

 - Describe Boyd's family

His father are working at a factory, and the mother are taking care of the two kids. Boyd’s sister wants to be a school teacher.
 - What does Mrs. Wilson assume about Boyd and his family?

A poor family.

 - Why does Mrs. Wilson offer Boyd clothing? And what does Mrs. Wilson do when Boyd rejects her offer?

Because she thinks they are poor and then wants to support them with cloths –

She gets a little upset and disappointed , because she knows that there are many other boys who would have been grateful for the clothes someone was kind enough to give them

 - Find examples (there is more than one) in the text where Mrs. Wilson is prejudiced towards Boyd

We found 2 examples;

“I’ll bet he’s strong, though,” Mrs. Wilson said. She hesitated. “Does he… work?” “Sure,” Johnny said. “Boyd’s father works in a factory.”

“There, you see?” Mrs. Wilson said. “And he certainly has to be strong to do that—al that lifting and carrying at a factory.”

 - Mrs. Wilson tells Boyd, "I'm just disappointed in you." Evaluate the cause of Mrs. Wilson's disappointment.

Boyd wounldt accept the clothes

 - Do you find Mrs. Wilson a racist?

Mrs.Wilson is only a little bit racistist!