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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir, At Kamin's Dance Bookshop, Steps, Marie Desti's Ass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?
(a) Whether he is kind.
(b) Whether he is in love.
(c) Whether he is truthful.
(d) Whether he is deluded.

2. In what city does "Hotel Particulier" take place?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Washington.
(d) New York.

3. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?
(a) Leaders.
(b) Constituents.
(c) Wives.
(d) Children.

4. What belies the notion of social mobility according to O'Hara in "Rhapsody"?
(a) The elevator men.
(b) The maids.
(c) The president.
(d) The waiters.

5. In what season does "Poem" take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

2. Whom does O'Hara stay with in Boston in the poem "Mary Desti's Ass"?

3. Whose assault does O'Hara discuss in "Personal Poem"?

4. In the poem "Mary Desti's Ass," what city does O'Hara warn the reader about?

5. What does O'Hara think of Paris in "A Little Travel Diary"?

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