Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”Momma said, “Sister, I know you acted like a little lady. That do my heart good to see settled people take to you all. I’m trying my best, the Lord knows, but these days . . .” Her voice trailed off. “Go on in and change your dress.”

Momma sounds caring and concerned because she praises Sister for behaving well and says it makes her heart glad to see people accept the children. Her voice trailing off as she says she is trying her best suggests she feels worried or burdened, not cheerful or formal. The best choice is “She was caring and concerned.”

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