Why might Maya Angelou have chosen to include this episode in her autobiography? What were her feelings about this day’s importance when it was happening? What are her feelings about it as an adult? How does her use of language, and especially figurative language, help to reveal her feelings about her relationship with Mrs. Flowers? Consider the central or main ideas being developed in the excerpt, and how they are connected to what you know about the rest of Angelou’s life. Refer to specific details and examples of figurative language from the text to support your ideas.

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."