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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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