Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”There was a bookstore uptown on gay streetWhich I visited and inhaled that wonderful odorOf new booksEven today I read hardcover as a preference and paperback onlyAs a last resort
Answer
A
is puzzled by the unusual scent of new books.
B
still believes that the uptown bookstore is the best.
C
is sad that the uptown bookstore no longer exists.
D
still has a deep love of books and reading as an adult.
Explanation
The speaker remembers loving the smell of new books at the bookstore and says that, even now, she prefers hardcover books. This shows that her affection for books and reading has continued into adulthood. The excerpt does not say that the bookstore is gone or that she is puzzled by the smell.
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