The ultimate test, in my child mind, for ______ （f...

The ultimate test, in my child mind, for ______ (find) out the difference between black and white, ______ (occur) one day in a bus station in Alabama. While ______ (wait) with my parents at the station. I ______ (study) the two water fountains against the far wall. Side by side they ______ (stand). A big sign above one ______ (read) “whites only”. The sign above the other fountain ______ (read) “colored only”. I ______ (decide) that once and for all I would ______ (satisfy) my curiosity about the water fountains which always ______ (carry) the signs above them. Was the water ______ (color) in the “colored only” one, or did it ______ (taste) different？ Since no one was ______ (watch) me, I ______ (slip) over and quickly ______ (take) a sip of the water in the “colored only” fountain. When I ______ (find) it ______ (be) every bit the same as the water in the “whites only” fountain, I ______ (run) back to my parents and ______ (shout), “Dad, I just ______ (drink) some water from the colored fountain and it ______ (taste) just the same as the other.” My father’s answer ______ (be) a quick, hard slap. That day I ______ (learn) not ______ (question) the difference between black and white.