Question

Who was stung by the scorpion in Night of the Scorpion?

• A. The poet
• B. The poet’s father
• C. The poet’s mother.
• D. The neighbor

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The poet’s mother.

The Night of the Scorpion

• ‘The Night of the Scorpion’ is an eight-stanza poem, each stanza of which contains between three and eighteen lines.

• This is one of Ezekiel’s first poems.

• The poem is free verse, meaning it does not contain a rhyme scheme.

• This choice adds to the seriousness of the poem’s subject matter and the deadly nature of the story Ezekiel tells.