Elegy for Jane / Theodore Roethke

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about main ideas.

1. Which word pair best describes Jane?
a. bold and beautiful
b. happy and playful
c. small and active
d. shy and secretive


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

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