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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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to 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 diction 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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