Question

Abuelito Who
Abuelito who throws coins like rain
and asks who loves him
who is dough and feathers
who is a watch and glass of water
whose hair is made of fur
is too sad to come downstairs today
who tells me in Spanish you are my diamond
who tells me in English you are my sky
whose little eyes are string
can't come out to play
sleeps in his little room all night and day
who used to laugh and like the letter k
is sick
is a doorknob tied to a sour stick
is tired shut the door
doesn't live here anymore
is hiding underneath the bed
who talks to me inside my head
is blankets and spoons and big brown shoes
who snores up and down up and down up and down again
is the rain on the room that falls like coins
asking who loves him
who loves him who?
―Sandra Cisneros

1. Which of the following statements best identifies a theme in the poem?

A.Growing old changes how people think of themselves

B. Children ignore how aging affects the elderly.

C. Children don’t always care about their grandparents.

D. Growing old can affect family relationships.

2. Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “who is dough and feathers / who is a watch and glass of water” (Lines 3-4 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

B. “who tells me in Spanish you are my diamond / who tells me in English you are my sky” (Lines 7-8 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

C. “sleeps in his little room all night and day / who used to laugh and like the letter k / is sick” (Lines 11-13 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

D. “is blankets and spoons and big brown shoes / who snores up and down up and down up and down again” (Lines 19-20 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

3. How does Abuelito’s aging affect the speaker?

A. It makes the speaker question what type of person Abuelito has become.

B. It makes the speaker angry at how much Abuelito has changed.

C. It makes the speaker appear lazy because they don’t want to play with their Abuelito.

D. It makes the speaker afraid of their Abuelito.

Answer 1

@Vocaloid?

Answer 2

my answers are 1.A 2. D 3.A is it right?

Answer 3

I think it's more about how the aging affects the family than himself specifically

Answer 4

so 1 is D?

Answer 5

I think so

the speaker is thinking about how he(she) and abuelito can't play anymore, and how his deteriorating mental state is causing the speaker to worry

Answer 6

I believe C is a better answer for #2

Answer 7

A is fine for #3

Answer 8

ok and number 3 would still be A correct

Answer 9

thanks!