Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

The woman with the pink velvet poppies extended her hand at the length of her arm and held it so for all the world to see, until the Negro took it, shook it, and gave it back to her.

"Oh, how do you do, Mr. Williams," she said. "Well how do you do. I've just been saying, I've enjoyed your singing so awfully much. I've been to your concerts, and we have you on the phonograph and everything. Oh, I just enjoy it!"

She spoke with great distinctness, moving her lips meticulously, as if in parlance with the deaf.

What does this excerpt from "Arrangement in Black and White" suggest about the woman's behavior? Select all that apply.

She feels genuine admiration for the man.
She exaggerates her actions in order to prove a point.
She is more intent on pleasing herself than she is on pleasing the man.
She wants other people to see her.

Answer 1

She wants other people to see her

Step-by-step explanation:

She is exaggerating all of her movements

ie. "...for all the world to see..." "...She spoke with great distinctness, moving her lips as if in parlance with the deaf..."