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