Question

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

Qualities
Father	Mother

Answer 1

Qualities
Father	Mother
1) Sceptic and Rationalist: “My father, sceptic, rationalist,”	Patience and Endurance: “My mother twisted through and through, groaning on a mat.” “After twenty hours it lost its sting”
2) Impulsive: “trying every curse and blessing, powder, mixture, herb and hybrid.”	Religious: “Thank God the scorpion picked on me And spared my children.”
3) Knowledgeable: “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.”	Selfless and unconditional love for children: “Thank God the scorpion picked on me And spared my children.”