Which conclusion can a reader draw about the adults in Phippsburg based on the dialogue between Lizzie and Turner? The adults tell Lizzie and Turner the truth, but Lizzie and Turner do not believe them. The adults are slowly accepting Lizzie and Turner’s friendship. The adults are intentionally trying to keep Lizzie and Turner apart. The adults let Turner go to Malaga, but they do not let Lizzie come to Phippsburg.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes