Read the passage from “i know why the caged bird sings.” mrs. bertha flowers was the aristocrat of black stamps. she had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. she was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer. she was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town. the author’s purpose in including this passage is to explain to the reader the way people dressed in black stamps. instruct the reader on the local customs in black stamps. inform the reader of mrs. flowers’s social position in black stamps. teach the reader how mrs. flowers’s fashion affected black stamps.

The author’s purpose in including this passage is to

teach the reader how Mrs. Flowers’s fashion affected Black Stamps.

The African-American population of Stamps, Arkansas, admired Mrs. Flowers ("Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps.") and were proud of her ("She was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town."). Mrs. Flowers showed everyone in town that a black woman could be as stylish, graceful, and independent as "the richest white woman in town."

The answer is the third option, or C. inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers's social position in Black Stamps.

person against person: the hunger games bookteens were sent to fight against each other. they were sent in groups of two's. but could only be one winner. this conflict gave me a emotion of sadness. it made me feel bad for the kids that was sent there.  

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