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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Image of the Buddha Preaching, Song, The Day Lady Died, Poem (3), Poem (4), Naphtha.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would O'Hara describe himself in "Poem"?
(a) Vicious.
(b) Sappy.
(c) Happy.
(d) Kind.

2. Whom does O'Hara thank for the music at the end of "Naphtha"?
(a) Bing Crosby.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Bowie.
(d) Duke Ellington.

3. In "Poem (4)," O'Hara say strangers appear to be ____________.
(a) Hateful.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Friends.
(d) Enemies.

4. What happens to Alma at the end of the poem?
(a) She joins the circus.
(b) She becomes a legend.
(c) She has five children.
(d) She becomes a banker.

5. What does O'Hara write is over the water in "Three Airs"?
(a) Poplars.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A swing.
(d) Bridges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Hara say happens when Alma dies?

2. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?

3. What does O'Hara wonder in "Poem (2)"?

4. What type of people are on the bus in "On the Way to San Remo"?

5. What does O'Hara write in "Song," that does not perturb us?

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