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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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