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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 wonder in "Poem (2)"?
(a) If the world is ending.
(b) If the city is right for him?
(c) If he is ready to divorce.
(d) If he is in love again.

2. Whose assault does O'Hara discuss in "Personal Poem"?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) Miles Davis.
(c) LeRoi Jones.
(d) James Henry.

3. How late, in "Poem (4)," does O'Hara stay up?
(a) All day.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) All night.

4. What emotion does O'Hara express in "Poem (4)"?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) .Happiness.

5. In what part of New York does O'Hara write he feels the best in his poem, "Rhapsody"?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Uptown.
(c) Queens.
(d) Greenwhich Village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?

2. What belies the notion of social mobility according to O'Hara in "Rhapsody"?

3. At what time in "In a Step Away from Them'"is O'Hara walking?

4. What happens when Alma moves to Detroit?

5. What does the Buddha want to end in "Image of the Buddha Preaching"?

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