Question

read the poem. then, review the bolded text in the second stanza. nicks vase i stopped by the art room to pick up some extra glaze. my elbow bumped the edge of nicks new drying vase. the vase then crashed on tile floor, and there i stood in shock. ive never wished so badly for power to turn back the clock. then i became a frozen statue. should i hide the pieces on a shelf? should i try and tell nick that his vase was stolen by an art room elf? but i found nick, and took a breath, confessed my clumsy ways. nick laughed, said he could understand, and helped me mend the broken vase. the bolded text requires an inference, or a guess, about missing details. based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true? the speaker regrets bumping into nicks vase. the speaker lost track of time and is running late. the speaker thinks it would be fun to travel in time.

Explanation:

The bolded lines state the speaker "never wished so badly for power to turn back the clock," which shows they feel regret over breaking the vase. The other options have no support in the poem: there is no mention of being late, and the wish to turn back time is about fixing the mistake, not enjoying time travel.

Answer:

The speaker regrets bumping into Nick's vase.