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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 entity does O'Hara long to be in "Three Airs"?
(a) Zeus.
(b) A God.
(c) An Angel.
(d) Satan.

2. In "Cambridge," where does O'Hara say writers create their best work?
(a) On the street.
(b) In the cold.
(c) In the tropics.
(d) In a hotel room.

3. How many parts are in the poem "Three airs"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

4. In "Personal Poem" with whom does O'Hara eat?
(a) Warhol.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) James Spader.
(d) LeRoi Jones.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season does "Poem" take place?

3. What type of structure does O'Hara claim the person he thanks played in at the end of "Naphtha"?

4. In "Poem (4)," what does O'Hara debate with friends?

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

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