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What kind of a night was it in the Night of the Scorpion?

AThe night was bright and clear with a full moon.

BThe night was warm with a gentle breeze.

CThe night was dark and also had been raining for long.

DThe night was foggy and filled with the sound of crickets.

Answer:

C. The night was dark and also had been raining for long.

Read Explanation:

" I remember the night my mother
was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
to crawl beneath a sack of rice."
Night of the Scorpion - Poem by Nissim Ezekiel


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