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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. Whom is O'Hara supposed to have dinner with in "The Day Lady Died"?
(a) His agent.
(b) Anonymous benefactors.
(c) His wife.
(d) The president.

2. Who is the lady in "The Day Lady Died"?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Daisy May.
(c) Aretha Franklin.
(d) Karen Carpenter.

3. In "How to Get There," O'Hara writes that the city is filled with__________.
(a) Lies.
(b) Love.
(c) Friends.
(d) Truth.

4. Which two groups in "Image of the Buddha Preaching" does the Buddha say have much in common?
(a) Plumbers and presidents.
(b) Mystics and philosophers.
(c) Germans and French.
(d) Writers and painters.

5. How does O'Hara feel when he is with the other person in "St. Paul and All That"?
(a) Moody.
(b) Safe.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Hara ponders the point of _____________in "Cornkind."

2. Where does O'Hara argue students should learn about sex in "Ave Maria"?

3. What does the poem "Ave Maria" ask mothers to do?

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

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

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