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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 5 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?

2. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?

3. How many sentences does the poem contain?

4. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?

5. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the images presented in this poem?

2. What is the surface meaning of this poem?

3. Describe the poem's form.

4. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?

5. Describe the diction of this poem.

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