Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "Who's Lady Evangeline?" asked Mrs. Fletcher. "Well, it's this mind reader they got in the freak show,&q…

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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"Who's Lady Evangeline?" asked Mrs. Fletcher.

"Well, it's this mind reader they got in the freak show," said Leota. "Was real good. Lady Evangeline is her name, and if I had another dollar I wouldn't do a thing but have my other palm read.She had what Mrs. Pike said was the 'sixth mind' but she had the worst manicure I ever saw on a living person."

Based on this excerpt from Welty's "The Petrified Man," what can the reader infer?

Lady Evangeline is a fake.
Leota is not very wealthy.
Mrs. Pike likes to give manicures.
Mrs. Fletcher doesn't like palm reader

Answer 1

Mrs.Fletcher is a palm reader

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Answer 2

"Who's Lady Evangeline?" asked Mrs. Fletcher.

"Well, it's this mind reader they got in the freak show," said Leota. "Was real good. Lady Evangeline is her name, and if I had another dollar I wouldn't do a thing but have my other palm read.She had what Mrs. Pike said was the 'sixth mind' but she had the worst manicure I ever saw on a living person."

Based on this excerpt from Welty's "The Petrified Man," what can the reader infer?

I believe the answer is Mrs. Fletcher doesn't like palm reader