We Wear the Mask / Paul Laurence Dunbar

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. What is hidden by the mask?
a. the wearer’s smile
b. the wearer’s inner self
c. the world’s tears
d. the speaker’s fears


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered during reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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