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Highlight a detail that shows what Angelou thinks of the lady.

For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the Store, the school and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first life line.

—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,
Maya Angelou

Which inference about the lady can be made based on the thoughts of the narrator in this passage?

The lady is busy and distracted.
The lady is lonely and unhappy.
The lady is friendly and compassionate.

The lady is friendly and compassionate.

Based on the thoughts of the narrator in this passage, the inference that can be made about the lady is that she is friendly and compassionate.

Based on the details provided in the passage, the narrator describes feeling like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. However, the narrator also mentions that they met or got to know a lady who threw them their first life line. This detail suggests that the lady is friendly and compassionate.