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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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