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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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