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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Red Wheelbarrow," Lines 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
(a) The speaker's future happiness.
(b) The farmer who owns it.
(c) The creatures that inhabit the farm.
(d) Something important but unspecified.

2. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?
(a) Slick.
(b) Wet.
(c) Dappled.
(d) Glazed.

3. How many sentences does the poem contain?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?
(a) Free verse.
(b) Blank verse.
(c) Iambic trimeter.
(d) Ballad meter.

5. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
(a) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) William Carlos Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?

2. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?

3. How are the lines of the poem arranged?

4. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?

5. How many lines does "The Red Wheelbarrow" have?

(see the answer key)

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