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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through St. Paul and All That, Memoir of Sergei O..., Yesterday Down at the Canal, Poem en Forme de Saw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Buddha want to end in "Image of the Buddha Preaching"?
(a) Slaughtering of animals.
(b) Ideological violence.
(c) Free press.
(d) War.

2. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?
(a) A crying child.
(b) Rome.
(c) The Spanish countryside.
(d) A lost puppy.

3. In "Poem (4)," what does O'Hara debate with friends?
(a) The weather.
(b) Literature.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Politics.

4. What spreads through the alleyways in "How to Get There"?
(a) Fog.
(b) Rats.
(c) Water.
(d) Blood.

5. What does "Five Poems" list?
(a) O'hara's wishes.
(b) The best foods.
(c) Small city pleasures.
(d) Loves of O'Hara's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Hara use as a metaphor in "Cornkind"?

2. How does O'Hara feel at the end of "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

3. In "Poem (4)," O'Hara say strangers appear to be ____________.

4. What century does O'Hara mention in "Naphtha"?

5. What cultural event does O'Hara attend in "Poem (4)"?

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