Read the poem (Night of the Scorpion) and complete the table showing the qualities of the father and mother giving sufficient evidences from the poem. Ans. Qualities Father : (i) The father was sceptic and rational Mother : (i) Mother was strong and had selfless and unconditional love for her children.

Read the poem (Night of the Scorpion) and complete the table showing the qualities of the father and mother giving sufficient evidences from the poem.

Ans. Qualities

Father : (i) The father was sceptic and rational

Mother : (i) Mother was strong and had selfless and unconditional love for her children.

Father : (ii) Sceptic - he tried every curse, blessing, powder, mixture, hybrid and herb 

Mother : (ii) Strong - My mother, twisted through and through, groaning on a mat.

Father : (iii) Rational - He poured paraffin on mother's toe and set it on fire to kill the poison.

Mother : (iii) My mother only said thank God the scorpion, picked on me and spared my children".