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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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