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This test consists of 10 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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