1-Who is the poems speaker? 2-What do we know about the speakers mother? 3-Explain the lines I am scrubbed down/ to skin and bone/ her oldest daughter/ spineless, a headless snake. 4-What does the grandfather think should happen to the speaker? 5-The fifth to last word in the poem is forbidden. Explain the significance of the word in this poem. 6-What do you you think the speaker means when she says Im useless but dangerous,/ capable of swallowing/ the family whole/ into my pelvis. Why her pelvis? 7-What is the tone of the poem? 8-Choose a favorite line or image from the poem. 9-Do you like the poem? Why or why not?Show more