Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” She smiled that slow dragging smile, "Thank you, Mrs. Henderson. I'd pr
efer 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.
