This is a great question. I think the mother has a right to be angry with her daughter. In order to make this point, we need to see why Waverly was so angry and what Waverly's mother did.
After Waverly became a chess champion, her mother started to boast about her daughter. Waverly was a source of pride for her. So, at the market place, Waverly's mother would say something like: "This is Waverly, my daughter, the chess champion." There is nothing inherently wrong with this, even if it makes Waverly embarrassed. It comes from her mother's pride.
Waverly does not understand this. All she does is focus on her discomfort. To be more accurate, Waverly hints that she is wrong. She says:
I knew it was a mistake to say anything more, but I heard my voice speaking, "Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess?"
My mother's eyes turned into dangerous black slits. She had no words for me, just sharp silence.
In light of these words, Waverly is wrong in her actions. Waverly's mother is justified in her anger. When we look at things from Waverly's perspective, we can say that she too has a right to be angry, but it is more of an annoyance. She blew things out of proportion.
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