WorksheetsThe Raincoat - Ada Limón - Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 6mins
What specifically did Limón’s mom (parents) do for her?
Mom as taken care of her by helping her pains of the spine
Mom has done the wanga wanga and just ditched
The mom has taken her to the store everyday.
What do you think this cost them (both time-wise and financially)?
It took their time by having to keep on driving and constantly going to the doctors.
They had to travel to Mexico, pay little, and had zero care for their child.
Why is it important to Limón to point out that her mom had her sing songs?
It shows an attempt to help hide the pain.
It shows an attempt to keep pain.
It shows nothing.
Notice that she still sings songs on her way home from the doctor. It seems that her mom taught her a coping mechanism that she still uses. How have you learned to cope with something difficult from a caregiver?
What does she mean that she has been under her mother’s raincoat?
She has been under protection by mom.
She has never been under protection by mom.
What does you think it means that she never got wet?
she never suffered
she suffered
