Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands.

"Tea Cake! Ah didn't know you wuz home."

"Ah know yuh didn't. Ah been heah uh long time listenin' to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me."

"So dat whut she wuz up to? Ah didn't know."

"Course she is. She got some no-count brother she wants yuh tuh hook up wid and take keer of Ah reckon."

"Shucks! If dat's her notion she's barkin' up de wrong tree. Mah hands is full already."

Through Janie's dialogue in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she is

A) secretly flattered by Mrs. Turner's suggestion.

B) questioning her relationship with Mrs. Turner.

C) devoted to Tea Cake and unaffected by Mrs. Turner's opinions.

D) angry at Tea Cake for secretly listening in on her conversation.

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Gracelyn

31 January, 23:59

Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands.

"Tea Cake! Ah didn't know you wuz home."

"Ah know yuh didn't. Ah been heah uh long time listenin' to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me."

"So dat whut she wuz up to? Ah didn't know."

"Course she is. She got some no-count brother she wants yuh tuh hook up wid and take keer of Ah reckon."

"Shucks! If dat's her notion she's barkin' up de wrong tree. Mah hands is full already."

Through Janie's dialogue in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she is

A) secretly flattered by Mrs. Turner's suggestion.

B) questioning her relationship with Mrs. Turner.

C) devoted to Tea Cake and unaffected by Mrs. Turner's opinions.

D) angry at Tea Cake for secretly listening in on her conversation.

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Aliyah Mann · Answer 1

C) devoted to Tea Cake and unaffected by Mrs. Turner's opinions.

Explanation:

In this excerpt, we learn of Mrs. Turner's intentions. We learn that she does not like Tea Cake and does not believe that he should be with Janie. She wants to convince Janie of leaving Tea Cake. Tea Cake hears the whole conversation and is troubled by it. However, we also learn that Janie is not interested and is unaffected by Mrs. Turner's opinions. She is devoted to Tea Cake and has no intention of changing her mind.