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The speaker of the poem is best interpreted as taking on the role of

An interpreter

In the eleventh paragraph, the reference to "a siege from the shelves" reflects which shift in the narrator's view of the bookstore?

Apprehension...confidence

The contrast between the two central characters in the passage reveals that, unlike Mrs. Murdock, Miss Noyes is

Artistic and Daring

In the first paragraph, the narrator's choice of conceptually related words such as "devout," "worshiping," and "altars" draws attention to which aspect of Mrs. Murdock's character?

Zealous

The narrator of the passage is best described as

accidental...seeker

In lines 3-6 ("Here . . . branch"), the speaker's description of Evans' photography techniques as "acrobatic" suggests that the photographer's relationship to his surroundings is

calculated and artificial

The narrator remarks on the sharp contrast between Malétroit's "expression" (paragraph 2) and his

calm silence

In the second paragraph ("Then . . . needlepoint"), the repetition of the detail that Miss Noyes knew an actress primarily serves to

convey...surprise...excitement

The setting described in the poem is best identified as a landscape that

depicted...captured...attention

The narrator's description of the bookstore in the first paragraph presents it as

eerie...magical place

The details about Aunt Grace in lines 15-17 ("my clumsy . . . floor") suggest that, to the speaker, Aunt Grace is

embodiment...versus...imposes

Penumbra becomes increasingly friendly once the narrator demonstrates the ability to

enthusiasm...books

Reprinted by permission of the University of Pittsburgh Press.The juxtaposition of what Evans "wanted" (line 12) and "didn't want" (line 14) serves to emphasize that Evans

focused...landscape...inhabit

In context, the question at the very end of the passage most likely strikes the narrator as a sign that

gotten the job

The poem as a whole juxtaposes Walker Evans' values with the speaker's by presenting the Evans photograph as a metaphor for the

incomplete nature...perspective

In context, which detail from the text is most closely associated with Mrs. Murdock's perspective in the final paragraph?

lights...glory

For the speaker, Evans' decision to use the ferns "as foreground and as border" (line 21) symbolically reveals

limitations...artistic choices

The dramatic situation in the passage is best described as

meeting idol

The attitude of the speaker in lines 18-19 ("I look . . . hills") might best be described as

nostalgic

The detailed description that precedes Malétroit's spoken words has the effect of

ominous...interaction...unpleasant

In the final paragraph, the only spoken words in the passage highlight a juxtaposition between

polite...threatening

How does the information in the fourth sentence of the first paragraph ("Denis . . . hands") connect Denis with Malétroit?

Denis appreciates

In the first three sentences of the passage ("He found . . . Malétroits"), the details Denis observes upon entering the Sire de Malétroit's residence combine to create a sense of

Barrenness...spotlight

The technique of opening the passage by contrasting Mr. and Mrs. Murdock's views on "plays and their players" functions to

Introduce...opinion...passage

The imagery in the first sentence ("The shelves . . . reach") most clearly suggests that the events of the passage might be read as a metaphorical

Journey

In context, the narrator's description in the sixth paragraph of Penumbra as someone who comes "out of the shadows" serves to link Penumbra with the

Ladders and bookshelves...store

The narrator's association with her assumed reader in the second sentence of the second paragraph ("the way . . . needlepoint") suggests that both inhabit an environment

Well-Known to average people

The speaker of the poem is best described as

musing...significance...photographic

How does the detailed description of the Sire de Malétroit's hands toward the middle of the second paragraph ("Age, probably . . . martyr") serve to illuminate his character?

position...odds...malevolent

In the ninth paragraph, Penumbra's self-designation as the "custodian" of the bookstore, rather than the owner, suggests that he considers the bookstore a

temporary...responsibility