Maya Angelou - "Getting a Job"

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).

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.

A suddenly

B rapidly

C heavily

D happily