Question

“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
secretly flattered by mrs. turner’s suggestion.
questioning her relationship with mrs. turner.
devoted to tea cake and unaffected by mrs. turner’s opinions.
angry at tea cake for secretly listening in on her conversation.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze Janie's dialogue:

• "secretly flattered" is incorrect as her tone (e.g., "Shucks! ... barkin' up de wrong tree") shows disinterest, not flattery.
• "questioning her relationship" is wrong—she's reacting to Mrs. Turner's meddling, not questioning the relationship itself.
• "devoted to Tea Cake..." fits: her dismissal of Mrs. Turner's suggestion ("barkin' up de wrong tree") and focus on her own (full) hands with Tea Cake shows devotion and indifference to Mrs. Turner's opinions.
• "angry at Tea Cake" is incorrect—Tea Cake was listening, but her dialogue is about Mrs. Turner, not anger at Tea Cake.

Answer:

devoted to Tea Cake and unaffected by Mrs. Turner’s opinions.