Question

1. Some of the townsfolk tried to marginalize the students who were from

Peyton, the town just north, but the football team accepted them, no questions

asked. The townsfolk were welcoming, yes or no? Explain.

Answer 1

No. Because the townsfolk marginalized the students from Peyton, meaning they 'discriminated' them.

Explanation:

In the given passage, the italicized word is "marginalized", which is a term used to refer to a person or thing that is deemed inferior. This means that there is a discriminating tone or approach to how a person is being treated.

Now, looking at the use of the word "marginalized" in the given passage, we can safely say that the townsfolk were not 'open' or welcoming to the "students . . . from Peyton". It was only the football team who "accepted them, no questions asked." This shows that the townsfolk were not welcoming at all.