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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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