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

2. Where is the place where O'Hara wants to work in "Cambridge" located?
(a) In Spain.
(b) In New York.
(c) In his friend's neighborhood.
(d) Across the Street.

3. What location does O'Hara wish to be free from at the end of "Three Airs"?
(a) The country.
(b) The city.
(c) The local bar.
(d) The grave.

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

5. In "Three Airs," where does the bird drop the objects it is carrying?
(a) A morass.
(b) A ravine.
(c) A nest.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?

2. At the end of "Three Airs," from what structures does O'Hara wish to be free?

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

4. What does O'Hara drink in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari"?

5. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?

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