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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Image of the Buddha Preaching, Song, The Day Lady Died, Poem (3), Poem (4), Naphtha.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who recently died in ''In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Pollock.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Franklin.

2. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?
(a) To a bar.
(b) To his apartment.
(c) To school.
(d) In Central Park.

3. In "Poem," O'Hara wants _____________ to bring him a cup of tea.
(a) A sommelier.
(b) A samovar.
(c) A friend.
(d) A coffee shop waitress.

4. What does O'Hara say happens when Alma dies?
(a) The spirits dance.
(b) The moon sleeps.
(c) The earth shakes.
(d) The doves cry.

5. In the poem "Three Airs" what objects are in the space O'Hara describes?
(a) Scary objects.
(b) Absurd objects.
(c) Pretty objects.
(d) Fluffy objects.

Short Answer Questions

1. How late, in "Poem (4)," does O'Hara stay up?

2. What does O'Hara write in "Song," that does not perturb us?

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

4. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?

5. Where does Alma visit prior to arriving in Detroit?

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