Question

A. Answer these questions.
1. What made the scorpion hide behind the sack of rice?
2. Why according to the peasants was it imperative to find the scorpion
3. What steps should have been taken to lessen the suffering of the
speaker's mother? Were the steps taken? What does this suggest?
4. What kind of purification would the poison ensure, according to
the peasants?
5. How does the speaker describe the atmosphere in the room?
6. How does the speaker's father try to be helpful?
7. What quality of parenthood is conveyed in the last line of the poem?
8. Point out the images of light and darkness used by the poet. Is darkness
used as a metaphor here? Give reasons for your answer.
9. Quote a few words from the poem that suggest that it is set against a
village backdrop.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

2 According to the peasants it was imperative to find the scorpion to kill it because the more the scorpion moved the more the poison spread in mother's blood making it more painful for her. This shows the superstitious aspect of the peasants

1 The heavy rain and storm outside the house have made the scorpion to hide behind sack of rice.