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

2. What cultural event does O'Hara attend in "Poem (4)"?
(a) An art gallery.
(b) A concert.
(c) A movie.
(d) A book signing.

3. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?
(a) Leaders.
(b) Wives.
(c) Constituents.
(d) Children.

4. What do people believe about the city in "Song"?
(a) It is friendly.
(b) It is violent.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is clean.

5. What does O'Hara write in "Song," that does not perturb us?
(a) Cleaning toilets.
(b) Shaking someone's hand.
(c) Reading the news.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Hara think of Paris in "A Little Travel Diary"?

2. In "St. Paul and All That," O'Hara writes about what disappearing?

3. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?

4. Whom does O'Hara go out with in "Poem (4)"?

5. Who is the lady in "The Day Lady Died"?

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