Test: A Roadside Stand - Class 12 MCQ

The hardships of rural life. The poem "A Roadside Stand" portrays the difficult living conditions and poverty of the people who run a roadside stand to make a living.

The poem describes a family who runs the roadside stand.

Selling fruits and vegetables. The family in the poem earns their living by selling fruits and vegetables at the roadside stand.

The speaker admires the family for their hard work and determination in the face of difficult living conditions.

The scene is too beautiful for words. The speaker is describing the beauty of the scene, but finds it difficult to put into words.

A person who begs for money. The "one-eyed beggar" is a person who is described as having a missing eye and who begs for money at the roadside stand.

There are men who are interested in buying the family's products. The line refers to the men who come to buy the fruits and vegetables from the family's roadside stand.

The cricket is described as singing, which represents hope and optimism in the midst of poverty and hardship.

The poem depicts the poverty and difficult living conditions of the family running the roadside stand, which creates a sense of sadness.

The poem highlights the struggles and hardships of rural life, particularly for those who are impoverished and must resort to running a roadside stand to make a living.