Question

In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.which setting detail makes the Phippsburg townspeople most nervous about allowing African Americans to stay on Malaga Island?

the island’s tall pine trees
the island’s rocks that boats can hit
the island’s closeness to the mainland

Answer 1

the island’s closeness to the mainland

Because Malaga was so near Phippsburg, townspeople worried the residents would mix with and be visible to the town — threatening reputation, property values, and social boundaries.