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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 do the suns look like in the poem "Alma"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Orange.
(c) Multi-colored.
(d) Red.

2. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?
(a) He wants to be depressed.
(b) He wants to be brave.
(c) He wants to become charming.
(d) He wishes he was creative.

3. In what season does "Poem" take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

5. Where does "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday" take place?
(a) O'Hara's apartment.
(b) Central Perk.
(c) Central Park.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of neurotic does O'Hara describe himself as in "Poem"?

2. What place does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?

3. In "Poem," where does O'Hara wish he lived?

4. What location does O'Hara wish to be free from at the end of "Three Airs"?

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

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