Question

The scorpion hid ---------- in the hut. *
1 point
Behind the trunk
Under the cot
behind the sack
Beneath the sack
Other:​

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to this question is beneath the sack.

Explanation:

The scorpion hid beneath the sack in the hut.

The poet recalls (and is, therefore, older now) the night his mother was stung by a scorpion while hiding behind a bag of rice to avoid the rain, which is a very reflective way for the poem to start. The scorpion's predatory instinct caused it to bite the mother. The scorpion has hidden behind a bag of rice due to the storm and torrential rain outside the home. The scorpion was not where the folks were able to find it. The speaker is hinting that evil is still haunting the house even after the scorpion fled by adding, "With lights and with lanterns making gigantic scorpion shadows on the sun-baked walls."

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