PART A: What is the main theme of the poem? (20 POINTS) 1. PART A: What is the main theme of the poem?

A. Small gestures can offer people comfort during difficult times.

B. Memories are the most valuable things a person can possess.

C. Aging is an inevitable and awful experience for many.

D. People would rather appear strong than admit they need help.

2. PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “and I skim over the words, / ‘How did I get so old?’ / imagine them in her caramel voice” (Lines 2-4)

B. “between thick, choking coughs, / wondering how the fits grew / unchecked for so long.” (Lines 5-7)

C. “Such a brilliant mind waning / in a decade of disrepair, / and she hardly reads anymore.” (Lines 22-24)

D. “But maybe she’ll find my note, / cradle the page like a precious thing, / and think of me” (Lines 25-27)

3. What does the quote “tangles / chapters up like old necklaces” suggest about Eleanor (Lines 18-19)?

A. She is disorganized.

B. She confuses things.

C. She loves to read.

D. She has too much jewelry.