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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. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?
(a) He flatters him.
(b) He drugs him.
(c) He emotionally devastates him.
(d) He begs him.

2. What is the location of the object O'Hara describes in "Rhapsody"?
(a) Dixon St.
(b) Morgan Lane.
(c) Madison Ave.
(d) Central Park.

3. What does O'Hara write in "Song," that does not perturb us?
(a) Shaking someone's hand.
(b) War.
(c) Reading the news.
(d) Cleaning toilets.

4. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) His mother.
(b) The master.
(c) A polka band.
(d) Beethoven.

5. Where does Alma visit prior to arriving in Detroit?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Rome.
(d) Nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal does O'Hara eat in "Personal Poem"?

2. How many parts is the poem "Alma"?

3. What flying animal does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?

4. What do people not believe at the end of "Alma"?

5. What is the weather like in "Cambridge"?

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