Question

Choose the first line of the poem "Night of the Scorpion" from the following.

• A. I remember the night my mother was stung by a scorpion.
• B. The moonless night was quiet and calm, until
• C. In a village where silence was the rule
• D. The stars flickered like scattered dust in the sky

Answer 1

Answer:

A. I remember the night my mother was stung by a scorpion.

• The theme of the poem is presented through an incident in which the poet's mother is bitten by a scorpion on a rainy night.