Question

Read the poem and complete the table showing the qualities of the father and mother giving sufficient evidence from the poem.

Qualities
Father	Mother

Answer 1

Qualities

Father Mother Sceptic, rationalist loving Desperate Patient, long-suffering brave, self-sacrificing Selfless. Lines as evidence: My father sceptic, rationalist, Trying every curse and blessing Powder, mixture, herb, and hybrid He even poured a little paraffin Upon the bitten toe and put a match to it. I watched the holy man perform his rites to tame the poison with an incantation Lines as evidence: My mother twisted through and through, groaning on a mat. My mother only said Thank God the scorpion picked on me and spared my children.