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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) An eagle.
(b) A canary.
(c) An owl.
(d) A hummingbird.

2. Whom does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her dead mother.
(d) Her dead father.

3. Where does O'Hara wonder if he should work at in "Cambridge"?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A school.
(c) A construction site.
(d) A doctor's offic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Cambridge," where does O'Hara say writers create their best work?

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

4. At what time in "In a Step Away from Them'"is O'Hara walking?

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

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