SHOE

What is the meaning of VIRTUOSO in line 26?

• A popular student

• A good person

• A skilled performer

• A young teacher

How does the poet's use of sensory language in lines 4 through 6 help develop the idea of change over time?

• By indicating that the shoe store is no longer as simple as it once was

• By emphasizing that the shoe store cannot keep up with the modern trends

• By suggesting that the shoe store is visited by several customers

• By showing that the shoe store is too cluttered for business

What do the parentheses in line 19 help the reader understand?

• The speaker's relationship to the shoemaker

• The speaker's internal monologue

• The speaker's feelings about the shoemaker

• The speaker's main conflict

Which event in the poem most directly contributes to the theme that the past cannot be revisited?

• The changes to the shoe-repair section

• The shoemaker's success

• The speaker's memory of the shoemaker's daughter

• The closing of the door

What do the indentations throughout the poem help to convey?

• The speaker's current thoughts and interactions with the shoemaker

• The speaker's desire to know more about the shoemaker's life

• The speaker's reason for hesitating to interrupt the shoemaker

• The speaker's opinion about the shoemaker's additions to the store

Which lines from the poem best show the effects of the shoemaker's efforts over time?

• Nothing's changed much, except the front/ is a shoe store complete

  with fancy mirrors (lines 3-4)

• no more bald/than he was then, (lines 12-13)

• working a pair of pumps/back and forth with

  complete absorption, (lines 15-16)

• Well, he's prospered,/no longer lives above the store. (lines 27-28)

How does the poet's word choice in lines 1 and 2 contribute to the mood of the poem?

• By suggesting a sense of regret

• By creating a feeling of gloom

• By establishing a sense of reflection

• By highlighting an indifferent attitude

How does the setting of the shoe store contribute to a main theme of the poem?

• By establishing a mood of confidence

• By emphasizing the insecurities of the speaker

• By showing that change is inevitable

• By causing the speaker to eventually leave

I DON'T ASK FOR A TICKET

AND HE DOESN'T OFFER ONE

What can the reader infer about the speaker based on the excerpt for these lines?

• The speaker trusts the shoemaker to repair his shoe.

• The speaker is confused why the shoemaker does not offer him a ticket.

• The speaker thinks it would be insulting to ask for a ticket.

• The speaker understands that his shoe is not difficult to repair