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1. Which two phrases in the poem tell us that the poet is recalling childhood memories?
Answer: The 1st and the last phrases recall childhood memories.
2. How do we know that the customers at Ma Branch's shop were mostly poor?
Answer: Most of the customers get their household chores and pay the money later to the shopkeepers. They are maintaining diaries. On that basis, we can say that most of the customers are poor.
3. Where did Ma Branch position herself?
Answer: We consider that Ma Branch was a good shopkeeping store. The behavior of the seller was quite comfortable with the customer. Therefore during later years Ma Branch has improved and consequently shifted to Super Market.
4. Why do you think the poet said no one ever took her for granted?
Answer: Both the lady sellers were genuine and workaholics. They used to sell their shops product with the accurate amount and weight without spending more time. They got this habit by day-to-day practicing. That's why customers liked their behavior and never took her for granted.
5. What do you think the poet means by the phrase 'seeking the darker shadow brought me home '?
Answer: The poet recalls his childhood memories when his mother used to order him to bring household groceries from their neighboring shops. The writer used to chant the item's name and play his legs with the sun's shadows.
6. Why did Ma Branch's death leave an irreplaceable gap? What became of her shop?
Answer: Since Ma Branch developed good relations with the customers while delivering the chores with genuine measurement and price value and without spending much time. This incident made a heartful impact on the poet. When the writer heard about her demise, it was really an irreplaceable gap.
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