Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Occasionally, though, Mrs. Flowers would drift off the road and down to the Store and Momma would say to me, "Sister, you go on and play." As I left I would hear the beginning of an intimate conversation. Momma persistently using the wrong verb, or none at all.
"Brother and Sister Wilcox is sho'ly the meanest—" "Is," Momma? "Is"? Oh, please, not "is," Momma, for two or more. But they talked, and from the side of the building where I waited for the ground to open up and swallow me, I heard the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of my grandmother merging and melting. They were interrupted from time to time by giggles that must have come from Mrs. Flowers (Momma never giggled in her life).
Marguerite’s thoughts in this passage help the reader to infer that Mrs. Flowers
feels she is superior to Momma.
is embarrassed by Momma.
thinks of Momma as a friend.
likes to make fun of Momma.
Marguerite’s thoughts in this passage suggest that Mrs. Flowers thinks of Momma as a friend.
Based on Marguerite's thoughts in the passage, the reader can infer that Mrs. Flowers thinks of Momma as a friend. This can be inferred from the description of Mrs. Flowers and Momma having intimate conversations, and the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of Marguerite's grandmother merging and melting. There is no indication that Mrs. Flowers feels superior to Momma, is embarrassed by her, or likes to make fun of her.
In order to answer this question, we need to analyze Marguerite's thoughts in the passage. Marguerite describes Mrs. Flowers and her grandmother, Momma, having a conversation. She mentions that Momma persistently uses the wrong verb or none at all. Marguerite then expresses her own reaction, saying "Oh, please, not 'is,' Momma, for two or more." This implies that Marguerite understands correct grammar usage and feels embarrassed or ashamed of her grandmother's incorrect grammar.
Based on this, we can infer that Marguerite's thoughts suggest that Mrs. Flowers may be embarrassed by Momma's grammar usage. Therefore, the correct answer is "is embarrassed by Momma."