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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. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?
(a) A knife.
(b) A drink.
(c) A gun.
(d) Food.

2. In "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul," what is O'Hara's fear?
(a) He will never move from his parents' house.
(b) He will never be loved.
(c) He is dying.
(d) He is a terrible poet.

3. What does O'Hara write is over the water in "Three Airs"?
(a) Poplars.
(b) A swing.
(c) Bridges.
(d) A rainbow.

4. Who is the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" written by?
(a) Mays.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Port.
(d) Lawrence.

5. What does O'Hara compare the city to in "In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) A circus.
(b) A symphony.
(c) A jungle.
(d) A waterfall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people are on the bus in "On the Way to San Remo"?

2. Where does O'Hara want to spend the day in "Steps"?

3. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara wonder if he should visit?

4. How does O'Hara feel at the end of "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

5. What do the suns look like in the poem "Alma"?

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