1 What is the poem's setting? The streets of Rutherford, New Jersey A forest A junkyard The back wings of a hospital 2 Where did William Carlos Williams study medicine? The University of Pennsylvania Princeton Harvard Yale 3 What object is glittering in the poem? A mirror A diamond A window A broken glass bottle 4 How long is the poem? Two stanzas Ten stanzas Three stanzas Five stanzas 5 Outside of writing, what was Williams's primary occupation? Banker Electrician Doctor Lawyer 6 What color is the bottle in the poem? Blue Red Orange Green 7 When was the poem published? 1930 1983 1963 1938 8 Which of the following is NOT an image in the poem? Shards of glass Concrete walls Cinders The hospital 9 How is the setting characterized in the text? As a bustling communal area As a place with no natural light As a place where nothing can grow As a secret garden 10 What literary device does Williams use throughout the poem? Enjambment Extended metaphor Allegory Metonymy 11 What literary movement was Williams associated with? Social Realism Imagism Futurism Romanticism 12 What does the poem NOT feature? Punctuation Industrial imagery 13 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Monostiches Quatrains Couplets Quatrains 14 What is the meaning of the word "cinders" in the poem? Partially burnt coal or wood Logs on a fire The bottom of a chimney A piling of woodchips 15 What is a primary theme of the poem? The progress of industry The possibility of beauty in unexpected places The mundanity of medical work The politics of poetry 16 How did Williams view his work as doctor? As daily drudgery As an unremarkable day job As a distraction from his writing As providing key insight into the human condition 17 What is the form of the poem? Sonnet Villanelle Free verse Haiku 18 What best describes the tone of the poem? Cheery and warm Understated and sharp Dark and sinister Bombastic and verbose 19 What do cinders symbolize in the poem? Danger Endurance Lifelessness Love 20 Why does Williams choose such a bleak setting for the poem? To highlight the possibility of discovering beauty in unexpected places To characterize the hospital in which he worked To capture the dullness of a doctor's life To underscore the frustrations of his professional life 21 What word does Williams use to describe the broken glass? "Reflect" "Radiate" "Glow" "Shine" 22 Where did Williams practice medicine for most of his career? Boston Rutherford Chicago New York 23 What literary activity did Williams often engage in during work? Writing poems on scraps of paper Reading novels during his lunch break Reciting famous poems to patients Workshopping pieces with other doctors at the office 24 What did Williams value most in style? Elaborate wordplay Directly communicating imagery Making deft use of metaphor Building a rhyme scheme 25 How many lines are in the poem? Twelve Twenty Two Ten