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

2. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?
(a) The news.
(b) His lover.
(c) His pain.
(d) The noise of the city.

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

4. What is Alma's profession?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Painter.

5. What is the location of the object O'Hara describes in "Rhapsody"?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Madison Ave.
(c) Dixon St.
(d) Morgan Lane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" discuss?

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

3. What region of the city does "Hotel Particulier" take place?

4. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?

5. Whom does O'Hara wonder if he should visit in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

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