2 and 4 have been answered before me, in the same way I would have answered them.
5. Desert Woman: She died of thirst

. Maybe...
6. The Blind Beggar: Well, I don't really know what "beggar" means, and I'm too lazy to look for it, but I guess it's someone who begs, and that that person can be female. So I say the beggar is his sister.