Question

read the excerpt from their eyes were watching god.
mrs. turner finally rose to go after being very firm about several other viewpoints of either herself, her son or her brother. she begged janie to drop in on her anytime, but never once mentioning tea cake. 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 didnt know you wuz home.\
\ah know yuh didnt. ah been heah uh long time listenin to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me.\
how does hurston convey her own cultural experiences?
through symbolism representing family
through images of warm, neighborly friendships
through the contrast of literal and figurative language
through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect

Explanation:

To determine how Hurston conveys her cultural experiences, we analyze the options:

• The first option (symbolism for family) is incorrect as the excerpt doesn't use symbolism related to family.
• The second option (warm neighborly friendships) is wrong because the interaction between Mrs. Turner and Tea Cake isn't about warm friendships (Tea Cake is critical of Mrs. Turner).
• The third option (contrast of literal and figurative language) doesn't fit, as the excerpt's key is dialect, not literal/figurative contrast.
• The fourth option (contrast of formal language and informal dialect) is correct. The narrative has some standard English, while Tea Cake's dialogue uses African - American Vernacular English (informal dialect), which reflects Hurston's cultural experience of African - American speech and culture.

Answer:

through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect