Night of the Scorpion

WHO IS THE POET OF "NIGHT OF THE SCORPION"?

• J.R.R. Tolkien

• R.K. Narayan

• Nissim Ezekiel

• Roald Dahl

The narrator’s mother was laid on ______ and the peasants sat ______.

• the bed in the corner, beside her

• the floor in the corner, beside her

• the floor in the centre, around her

• the bed in the center, around her

Who is described as "swarm of flies" ?

• The scorpions

• The flies

• The peasants

What is the word meaning of 'rationalist'?

• A person who gives his opinions and actions on religious belief or emotional response

• A person who doesn't give any advices

• A person who gives his opinions and actions on reason and

  knowledge

What is the antonym of 'mobilize'?

• diabolic

• tamed

• paralyse

• subsequent

The father said, " Thank God the scorpion picked on me and spared my children."

• False

• True

How many hours did the poet's mother take to recover from the poisonous sting?

• 10 hours

• 15 hours

• 20 hours

• 25 hours

Every movement of the scorpion caused _____.

• the poison to become more poisonous

• the poison to loose its power in poet's mothers body, and she would recover

• the poison in mother's blood to move and flow, causing more pain

• All of the above

"He even poured paraffin upon the bitten toe and put a match to it." Who is 'he' in the above lines?

• the poet

• the holyman

• the peasant

• the father

I watched the holy man perform his rites to tame the poison with ________.

• some powder, mixture, herb and hybrid

• some paraffin and putting a match to the bitten toe

• an incantation

• All of the above