Question

Read the following lines from “The Latin Deli”:

when they walk down the narrow aisles of her store reading the labels of packages aloud, as if they were the names of lost lovers . . .

What overall feeling do the sensory details and the comparison to “lost lovers” suggest?

A. longing
B. joy
C. satisfaction
D. anger

Answer 1

C..................................................................

Answer 2

A. Longing     Lost lovers makes the excerpt feel as if they're longing for them, calling their names to see if they'd come.