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This test consists of 10 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?
(a) They all rhyme with one another.
(b) They all contain a single syllable.
(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) Dappled.
(b) Wet.
(c) Slick.
(d) Glazed.

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

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