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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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