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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cornkind, How to Get There, A Little Travel Diary, Five Poems, Ave Maria.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Hara drink in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari"?
(a) Beer.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Water.
(d) Scotch.

2. What emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) Giddy.
(b) Half-mad.
(c) In love.
(d) Bitter.

3. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?
(a) He wants to be brave.
(b) He wants to be depressed.
(c) He wishes he was creative.
(d) He wants to become charming.

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

5. In "Naphtha," whom does O'Hara thank for his vibrant imagery?
(a) Annie Lebowitz.
(b) Jean Dubuffet.
(c) Basquiat.
(d) Rembrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does O'Hara describe in "Rhapsody"?

2. Whom is O'Hara supposed to have dinner with in "The Day Lady Died"?

3. In "How to Get There," O'Hara writes that the city is filled with__________.

4. In "Rhapsody," what creates a false sense of upward mobility?

5. Where does "Image of the Buddha Preaching" take place?

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