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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. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) His mother.
(c) The master.
(d) A polka band.

2. What does O'Hara assert is the true face of the city in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Rage.
(c) Joy.
(d) Sadness.

3. In "Cornkind," what is the boy's connection to his past?
(a) A diary.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) A photo.

4. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?
(a) He emotionally devastates him.
(b) He drugs him.
(c) He begs him.
(d) He flatters him.

5. What does O'Hara use as a metaphor in "Cornkind"?
(a) Children.
(b) Fire.
(c) Corn.
(d) Popcorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Little Travel Diary," whom does O'Hara travel with?

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

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

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

5. What does "Five Poems" list?

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