Read the passage from “i know why the caged bird sings.” mrs. bertha flowers was the aristocrat of black stamps. she had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. she was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer. she was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town. based on the passage, the reader can infer that marguerite values authority. culture. privacy. wealth.

Culture

Explanation:

In these lines, we learn that Marguerite values culture. We learn this from the descriptions she gives us of Mrs. Bertha Flowers. We learn that Mrs. Flowers is always very well-dressed ("printed voile dresses and flowered hats") and appears to be very graceful ("had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her"). She also tells us that she is as respectable as any rich white woman in town. The fact that the speaker appreciates elegance and grace so much shows that the speaker values culture.

The answer to your question would be that the choice that is not one of the four purposes of a speech is the following one: To evaluate. That is, the correct option would be D.

The general purpose of a speech is to inform, to entertain, or to persuade an audience. All speeches are included in these three categories.