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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 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 begin with the letter "b."
(d) They all rhyme with one another.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sentences does the poem contain?

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

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

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

5. How many lines does "The Red Wheelbarrow" have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the images presented in this poem?

2. Describe the diction of this poem.

3. What is the surface meaning of this poem?

4. Describe the poem's form.

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

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