P6
1. carrying: conveying, transporting
2. “How you, Sister Flowers?”: an elliptical, ungrammatical way of saying “How are you, Sister Flowers?”
P7
1. nor was she Momma’s familiar: nor was she Momm’s familiar friend
2. with the unbalanced passion of the young: Because I was too young to control my strong feelings. (As I was young, I could not control/calm my feelings.)
3. Shame made me want to hide my face: Her Momma spoke ungrammatical sentences, which was a sign of little education. Marguerite felt ashamed of her Momma.
4. formal education: school education
P8
1. unceremonious: informal, casual
2. gait up: walk easy way or manner of walking
3. easy gait: an effortless, graceful way of walking
4. giggle: laugh in an uncontrollable way (repeatedly)
P10
1. sho’ly: surely
2. textured: uneven, rough
3. the textured voice: voice with interesting variations, not flat