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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of "Mary Desti's Ass," what place does O'Hara describe?
(a) Bayreuth.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Spain.
(d) Paris.

2. In "How to Get There," O'Hara writes that the city is filled with__________.
(a) Friends.
(b) Truth.
(c) Lies.
(d) Love.

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

4. Where does O'Hara find his love in "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Harbin.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Queens.
(d) Iceland.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does O'Hara claim will come to an end at the end of ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?

3. What does the poem "Ave Maria" ask mothers to do?

4. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara's generation going to do?

5. In "In Memoir of Sergei O," why does O'Hara dread going to a certain location?

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