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