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Night of the Scorpion
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
‘He risked the rain again’. ‘He’ refers to
The poet
Poet’s mother
A scorpion
Peasant
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What forced the scorpion to enter the poet’s house?
Darkness
Rain
Poison
Candles
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.11
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the scorpion ‘risk the rain?’
He was being beaten
He wanted to protect himself from rain
He wanted to save
his life
He enjoyed the rain
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poet’s father is a ‘sceptic.’ ‘Sceptic’ means...
Blesses people
Has faith in everything
Doubts everything
Doubts the existence of God
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the poet’s father do as a last resort to remove the sting of the scorpion?
Used blessing and curse
Applied herbs and hybrid
Applied powder and mixture
Poured paraffin and put a match to it
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not true
A doctor was called for
The holy man was called to perform rites to relieve the mother of the sting
The sting lost its effect after twenty hours
The father was a rationalist
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The peasants expressed....
Theory of sin and rebirth
Their disbelief in God
Their opinion on curing the poet’s mother of the pain
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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