Chapter-5: A Roadside Stand 1. Who is the poet of A Roadside Stand? Samuel Taylor Coleridge Robert Frost Lord Byron Percy Shelley None 2. Why was roadside stand built? so that people can wait there to make it a bus stop to earn money from polished city traffic none of above None 3. The city people proved unjust because – they never set up factories in the rural area the did not give meaningful wages to the rural labourers they never helped the poor people with money they never thought of opening a charitable dispensary in some village None 4. What does I stand for in the poem? owner of the stand city flower who stopped on the stand Poet of the poem-Robert Frost None of above None 5. What is a Roadside Stand in the poem? a bus stop a waiting point a shed outside a roadside old house none None 6. Who is Robert Frost? An American storyteller An American essayist An American narrator An American twentieth century poet None 7. What does polished traffic refer to? city people smartness of city people insensitive attitude of city people and their gentle appearance none None 8. What would be the state of poor rural folk at new location ? tension free as their needs will be looked after they will be able to visit city malls they will enjoy travelling malls and cinema halls they will be happy None 9. Their state in the resettlement are would be – they will have enough to eat they will get suitable jobs their hygientic conditions will improve their worries and tension would vanish None 10. What does ‘Out of their wit’ mean in the poem? by helping the poor people by showing rosy pictures to the poor people by fooling and exploiting the poor people to their own benefit all these None 11. The city people are greedy good doers because – they are indifferent to the plight of the poor their good actions enshrine greed they hate the poor rural folk they think only of their own benefits None 12. Who are the ‘pitiful kin’ in the poem? social agencies government officials city people with cars The poor rural folk and farmers None 13. Why did a stopping car react? to point out at the wrongly marked N and S directions to buy some items to appreciate their hardwork to soothe the villagers None 14. What is being sold on roadside stand? furniture cosmetics Diesel wild berries, golden squash and some other similar products None 15. Polished traffic refers to – those who polish refined traffic of cars rickshaw pullers people of high status None 16. Who will soothe the rural poor? Government and Social agencies Government officials Promises made by the Government City people will soothe ‘out of their wits’ None 17. What was the news? City people will give money city people will help the poor Relocation and resettlement of the rural folk to make them tension free by the government None of above None 18. Who made roadside stand and where? The sarpanch made in the village The government made in the village social agencies made in the village The poor rural people made in the village None 19. What promise was the government making to relocate the villagers? to give them all the luxuries to show them movies their all needs will be looked after all these None 20. Who are the ‘pitiful kin’ in the poem? social agencies government officials city people with cars The poor rural folk and farmers None 1 out of 2 Previous0 %Start QuizNext Time's up
