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This test consists of 10 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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