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This test consists of 10 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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