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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Way to San Remo, 2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari, A Step Away from Them, Cambridge, Poem (2), Three Airs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Hara say happens when Alma dies?
(a) The spirits dance.
(b) The moon sleeps.
(c) The earth shakes.
(d) The doves cry.

2. Who recently died in ''In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) Pollock.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Franklin.

3. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) The master.
(c) His mother.
(d) A polka band.

4. What happens when Alma moves to Detroit?
(a) She joins the army.
(b) She opens a jewelry store.
(c) She marries a mechanic.
(d) She becomes a teacher.

5. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?
(a) The Russian Writers.
(b) Stewart.
(c) Stephan King.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?

2. Describe the condition of O'Hara's location in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

3. What does O'Hara write is over the water in "Three Airs"?

4. What entity does O'Hara long to be in "Three Airs"?

5. How many parts are in the poem "Three airs"?

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