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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Way to San Remo, 2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari, A Step Away from Them, Cambridge, Poem (2), Three Airs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?
(a) A canary.
(b) An owl.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A hummingbird.

2. In "Poem," O'Hara wants _____________ to bring him a cup of tea.
(a) A friend.
(b) A coffee shop waitress.
(c) A samovar.
(d) A sommelier.

3. Who recently died in ''In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Pollock.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Kennedy.

4. Where, in "Three Airs," is O'Hara sitting?
(a) A park.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A mall.
(d) A beach.

5. In "In a Step Away from Them," what does O'Hara eat?
(a) A steak.
(b) A liver sandwhich.
(c) A smoothie.
(d) A burger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Alma moves to Detroit?

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

3. How will warm tea improve O'Hara?

4. What happens to Alma at the end of the poem?

5. Whom does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?

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