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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Personal Poem, Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul, Rhapsody, Hotel Particulier.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people believe about the city in "Song"?
(a) It is friendly.
(b) It is dirty.
(c) It is clean.
(d) It is violent.

2. What type of structure does O'Hara claim the person he thanks played in at the end of "Naphtha"?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Churches.
(c) Buildings.
(d) Libraries.

3. What does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?
(a) It is terrible.
(b) It is ok.
(c) It is violent.
(d) It is grand.

4. In "Naphtha," how does O'Hara describe the structures where his music is played?
(a) Structure of the decade.
(b) Structure of the world.
(c) Structure of the century.
(d) Structure of the 90s.

5. How will warm tea improve O'Hara?
(a) It will keep him warm.
(b) It will help him sleep.
(c) It will allow him to act better.
(d) It will keep him awake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belies the notion of social mobility according to O'Hara in "Rhapsody"?

2. In "Rhapsody," what creates a false sense of upward mobility?

3. What does O'Hara write is over the water in "Three Airs"?

4. What happens when Alma moves to Detroit?

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

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