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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?

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?

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