Genetics
The speaker can see her mother in this part of her body.
What are palms?
Gender of babies that are undesirable in India according to the poet.
What are 'girls'?
This circus apparatus is mentioned in the poem.
What is a tightrope?
What does the poet say her mother the queen of?
What are hankies?
The poet likens the woman's skin to this at the start of the poem.
What is a map?
Body of water mentioned in the poem.
What is a river?
Animal mentioned in the poem.
What is a dog?
The poet mentions three signs of old age: scars, a bad back, and a bruised ____.
What is hip?
Her mother tucked her hankies up the sleeves of this clothing item.
What are cardis or cardigans?
Number of the train junction the woman knew she could hitchhike form.
What is 13?
Despite their separation, where on her do her parents still 'touch'.
What is the intersection of her fingers and palms?
Indian city that is home to the convent.
What is Kerala?
Insect mentioned in the poem.
What is a wasp?
Colour of her brothers' hankies.
What is grey?
Liverpool, Glasgow and this city are mentuoned in the poem.
What is London?
Metaphorical word the poet uses to describe her parents digging or searching for their lost relationship.
What is 'quarry'?
Abandoned babies are found in the streets, in bags and in this place.
What are 'doorsteps'?
Who does the poet say knows she has 'fears enough' for both her and her nine year-old self?
Who is God?
Who did the poet get her own hankies from?
What are 'distant aunts'?
Famous actor mentioned in the poem.
Who is Dustin Hoffman?
The poet describes her whole body as representing this thing.
What is a marriage register?
The adopted baby's 'fetish'.
What is 'plucking hair off hands'?
Animal mentioned in the poem.
What is a vole?
Cost of paper tissue handi-packs.
What is 50p?
Two school subjects the 'grey-haired teachers' taught?
What are English and History?