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.”

from momma’s words, what can the reader infer about the type of parent she was?

she was caring and concerned.
she was cheerful and lighthearted.
she was formal and disapproving.
she was stiff and unaffectionate.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these