Question

Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.

The players sat down together on the benches in the locker room. Jesse and Neto repeated the words they had heard and said it hurt too badly for them to play in the next game.

"Yeah, I've heard those things, too," said one player. "Sure it's terrible, but you can't quit! If you guys leave, it will destroy our team."

"Look," Neto said, "if we don't take a stand now, those fans will say those things forever. Even after we graduate, they'll keep putting Hispanic players down. We have a chance to stop it now."

Finally there was no more to say. The question came: "Who votes not to play the next game?" Every player raised his hand.

In the story, racism is at the heart of the problem. Which idea complicates the conflict?

Neto wants to play, but not for disrespectful fans.
Neto has a difficult time convincing the team of Jesse's claims.
Neto does not want to lose his friendship with Jesse.

Answer 1

Neto wants to play, but not for disrespectful fans.

Explanation: The passage shows a conflict between staying with the team (pressure not to quit) and taking a stand against racist fans. Neto is torn between participating on the team and refusing to play for fans who insult Hispanic players, which complicates the situation.