Question

15 of me, daring
me
to answer incorrectly:
(i will) like kofi offin
to answer the question, please, he says.
20 dunwiddie, i proudly answer,
standing among
my classmates, smiling
like i just bit into
the sweetest mango.
25 i do not see
the lightning
almost slice
the skin
from my palm,
30 but i do feel the scorch
of the rod
across my hand
and in my bones.
i even taste its sting
35 in my mouth.
queen’s english, please, mr. phillip says,
as calm as rain, like
he did not just attack me
with his jagged cane.
how does the speaker respond to mr. phillips
question?
he does not know the answer, so he makes an outlandish
guess that upsets his teacher.
he refuses to answer because he does not understand the
question.
he answers incorrectly, but impresses mr. phillip with his
vocabulary.
he answers correctly, but in a language mr. phillip does
not want students to use in the classroom.
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Explanation:

The speaker answers with "Durwidcwe" (a non-Queen's English term), then Mr. Phillip explicitly tells him to use "Queen's English", indicating the answer was correct but in an unapproved classroom language. The speaker's proud demeanor also suggests his answer was valid, not a wrong guess or refusal.

Answer:

He answers correctly, but in a language Mr. Phillip does not want students to use in the classroom.