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This test consists of 10 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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