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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. In "Poem (4)," O'Hara say strangers appear to be ____________.
(a) Hateful.
(b) Friends.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Ghosts.

2. What type of people are on the bus in "On the Way to San Remo"?
(a) Angry people.
(b) Fat people.
(c) Thin people.
(d) Rich people.

3. What flying animal does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?
(a) Cat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Pig.

4. Which two groups in "Image of the Buddha Preaching" does the Buddha say have much in common?
(a) Germans and French.
(b) Mystics and philosophers.
(c) Writers and painters.
(d) Plumbers and presidents.

5. What place does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?
(a) Central Park.
(b) New York.
(c) Her home.
(d) San Diego.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Describe the condition of O'Hara's location in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

3. At the end of "Three Airs," from what structures does O'Hara wish to be free?

4. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

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

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