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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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