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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. In "Three Airs," where does the bird drop the objects it is carrying?
(a) A morass.
(b) A ravine.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A nest.

2. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?
(a) Whether he is in love.
(b) Whether he is deluded.
(c) Whether he is truthful.
(d) Whether he is kind.

3. Whom does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?
(a) Her dead mother.
(b) Her dead father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her children.

4. What century does O'Hara mention in "Naphtha"?
(a) 20th.
(b) 25th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 21st.

5. Where does O'Hara wonder if he should work at in "Cambridge"?
(a) A school.
(b) A doctor's offic.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A construction site.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of neurotic does O'Hara describe himself as in "Poem"?

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

3. What does O'Hara say happens when Alma dies?

4. What emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

5. In "Naphtha," how does O'Hara describe the structures where his music is played?

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