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This test consists of 10 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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