Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

She smiled that slow dragging smile, "Thank you, Mrs. Henderson. I'd prefer Marguerite, though." My name was beautiful when she said it. "I've been meaning to talk to her, anyway." They gave each other age-group looks.

How does the author’s decision to include the underlined action impact the reader’s understanding?

It helps the reader to infer that Marguerite is nosy.
It helps the reader to infer that Mrs. Flowers is picky.
It helps the reader to infer that Momma is intimidated.
It helps the reader to infer that Marguerite is perceptive.

It helps the reader to infer that Marguerite is perceptive.

Option D.

Explanation:

The passage has been taken from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.

The story shows Maya's own excursion as she works through her poor self-idea, unsteady home life, sexual maltreatment, and high school pregnancy. A portion of the basic subjects of this story encompass bigotry, self-acknowledgment, and having a place. The topics of a story are its most critical focuses.

answer: d

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