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

2. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?
(a) Damp.
(b) Young.
(c) Spotted.
(d) White.

3. How are the lines of the poem arranged?
(a) Quatrains.
(b) Monostichs.
(c) Couplets.
(d) Tercets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?

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

3. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?

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

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

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