In hurston’s “bag” metaphor, the outside of the bag stands for . clothing & other accessories
b. external appearance such as skin colorc. the emotional baggage we carryd. our faces

The outside of the bag, in Huston's metaphor, is the "external appearance such as the skin colour." The main character of the narrative explains that she does not feel to her colour. Furthermore, it is in accordance to the civil right issue at that time which is the discrimination of the African-American people.