Question

read the passage from \i know why the caged bird sings.\
mrs. flowers had known that i would be embarrassed and that was even worse. i picked up the groceries and went out to wait in the hot sunshine. it would be fitting if i got a sunstroke and died before they came outside. just dropped dead on the slanting porch.
there was a little path beside the rocky road, and mrs. flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones.
she said, without turning her head, to me, \i hear youre doing very good work, marguerite, but that its all written. the teachers report that they have trouble getting you to talk in class.\ we passed the triangular farm on our left and the path widened to allow us to walk together. i hung back in the separate
although marguerites thoughts tell the reader directly that she was embarrassed, her actions let the reader infer that she was also
options: resentful, bored, interested, relaxed

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze Marguerite's situation. She was embarrassed about going out, and her thoughts (like fearing a sunstroke) along with the context of being called out for not talking in class suggest underlying resentment (feeling annoyed/resentful about the situation). "Bored" doesn't fit as she's anxious, "interested" is opposite, and "relaxed" contradicts her embarrassment. So "resentful" is the best choice.

Answer:

resentful