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. based on the passage, the reader can infer that marguerite values authority. culture. privacy. wealth.

Culture

Explanation:

In these lines, we learn that Marguerite values culture. We learn this from the descriptions she gives us of Mrs. Bertha Flowers. We learn that Mrs. Flowers is always very well-dressed ("printed voile dresses and flowered hats") and appears to be very graceful ("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 also tells us that she is as respectable as any rich white woman in town. The fact that the speaker appreciates elegance and grace so much shows that the speaker values culture.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.