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Maya Angelou - "Getting a Job"

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5 questions

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Question 2

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Provide a quote from the text to support your answer to #1.

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Question 1

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Which line from the story best communicates the majority of the setting?

A  “[T]he thought of sailing up and down the hills of San Francisco in a dark blue       
                      uniform, with a money changer at my belt, caught my fancy” (413).

B  “In the offices of the Market Street Railway Company” (413). 

C  “And I was out of the musty room and into the even mustier lobby” (414).  

D  “I wouldn’t move into the streetcar but stood on the ledge over the   
                     conductor, glaring” (414).

Question 3

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Why does Maya Angelou most likely get the streetcar conductor job?

A  She went into the office everyday without fail for three weeks. 

B  She garnered support from Negro organizations. 

C  She intimidated the receptionist. 

D  Her mother supported her in her quest to be the first black streetcar conductor. 

Question 4

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What is a synonym for jauntily in the following passage?

“...my money changer swinging jauntily at my waist, and a cheery smile for the
passengers which would make their own work day brighter” (413).

A  suddenly 

B  rapidly 

C  heavily 

D  happily 

Question 5

5.

Why did you choose the synonym you did for #4? Use the text and your own explanations to support your answer.