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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 does O'Hara compare the city to in "In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) A circus.
(b) A jungle.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A symphony.

2. What is lacking in O'Hara's journey in "Hotel Particulier"?
(a) Money.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Friends.

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

4. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?
(a) To a bar.
(b) In Central Park.
(c) To school.
(d) To his apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion does O'Hara express in "Poem (4)"?

3. In "In a Step Away from Them," what does O'Hara eat?

4. In "Poem (4)," O'Hara say strangers appear to be ____________.

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

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