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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) Something important but unspecified.
(b) The creatures that inhabit the farm.
(c) The speaker's future happiness.
(d) The farmer who owns it.

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

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

4. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?
(a) They all are one word long.
(b) They all begin with the letter "b."
(c) They all rhyme with one another.
(d) They all contain a single syllable.

5. How many lines does "The Red Wheelbarrow" have?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?

2. How many sentences does the poem contain?

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

4. How are the lines of the poem arranged?

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

(see the answer key)

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