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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Hara take comfort in during the poem "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) Lovers.
(b) His bed.
(c) Food.
(d) Asian things.

2. What emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) In love.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Giddy.
(d) Half-mad.

3. In "A Little Travel Diary," whom does O'Hara travel with?
(a) John.
(b) Mark.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Paul.

4. What emotion is O'Hara feeling at the start of "In Memoir of Sergei O"?
(a) Peace.
(b) Livid.
(c) Joy.
(d) Sadness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does O'Hara do nothing in Hackensack in "Mary Desti's Ass"?

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

3. According to O'Hara in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," who exists?

4. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?

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

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