Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.

The leaders were assigned to visit specific classrooms. "We never entered into the classroom,” high schooler Gwendolyn Sanders explained. "We would pass by the door . . . and give a cue, and the next thing you know, they were following us because the word was out that we were going to turn the school out that day . . . We knew which door to take them out, which route to take to the destination.”

What does the use of Gwendolyn’s direct quote help the reader understand?

that she gave a thumbs-up sign as her clue to the students
that she was organized and in charge
that she was a popular student whom others would follow
that she was her teacher’s favorite student