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What happens right after Paul's brothers demand that Mitchell stop beating Paul? Mitchell beats Paul with even greater ferocity than before

Why does Mitchell harbor resentment for Paul when they are boys? Because Paul is black but lives the life of a white

Why does Paul's father refuse to help him solve the problem with Mitchell? Because he knows Paul must learn to deal with resentment from other blacks

Why does Paul allow Mitchell to ride Ghost Wind? He thinks he will appease Mitchell by offering but that Mitchell will not actually ride the horse

Why does Paul take the blame for injuring Ghost Wind? He feels partially responsible for allowing Mitchell to ride the horse

Why does Paul's father send him to Macon to learn furniture making? He wants Paul to have a valuable skill on which he can depend

Why does Paul refuse to eat dinner when he must eat alone in the kitchen? He realizes for the first time he must eat in the kitchen in deference to a racist social more

Why is Paul reluctant to become Jessie's friend? He understands how violently intolerant his society is of interracial relationships

Why does Paul speak so sharply to Robert and the Waverlys after they have ridden the Appaloosa? He cannot bear to see the horse mistreated, and he considers Robert his equal

Why does Paul's father whip Paul after he, Robert, and the Waverlys fight? He realizes he needs to teach Paul that he is not equal to whites

Why does Paul not eat Christmas dinner with his family after he is reprimanded for Robert's transgression? He realizes that he is not a full and equal member of his father's family

Why does Paul's father refuse to let him ride Sutcliffe's horse? He is afraid the horse will hurt Paul

What seals Paul's decision to escape once he and Robert are on the train? His understanding that if they do not run away, Mitchell, who has taken money from Sutcliffe, will be killed

Why does Paul lead such a quiet life in the logging camp? He wants to use his free time to read and write, and he wants to save money

How does Paul convince the band of men that he and Mitchell did not steal chickens? He convinces them he is a white man and tells them to go away

Why do Mitchell and Paul part ways? They feel they are too conspicuous as a pair

What is one of the first things Paul notices about Caroline, which impresses him? She stands up for a black boy being teased by white boys

Why was Miz Perry's mother not able to call her Rachel? Her owner wanted to name her own young daughter Rachel

Why does Paul decide to buy land from Filmore Granger? He wants to earn money on Granger's land toward the land he wants

How does Paul react to the announcement that Mitchell is engaged to Caroline? He resigns himself to this turn of events and tries to feel happy for his friend

Why are Paul and Mitchell so suspicious of Wade Jamison and John Wallace? Paul and Mitchell feel the boys will only attract attention and trouble

Why will no banks give Paul a loan? The banks will not support a black man's attempt to own land

How does Mitchell die? Digger Wallace shoots him

Why does Caroline insist on staying on the forty acres with Paul? She wants to hold onto the land that is hers

Why must Paul accept Filmore Granger's decision to reclaim the land? Because he will be thrown in jail or worse if he accuses Granger of lying

Why does Paul take Charles Jamison with him to buy the land from Hollenbeck? He wants Jamison to witness and verify the transaction