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

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

3. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?
(a) Below.
(b) Astride.
(c) Near.
(d) Beside.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?

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

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

5. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?

(see the answer key)

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