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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 month does "How to Get There" take place?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) October.
(d) March.

2. What does O'Hara think of Paris in "A Little Travel Diary"?
(a) It is gaudy.
(b) It is friendly.
(c) It is pretty.
(d) It is ugly.

3. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara's generation going to do?
(a) Build.
(b) Love.
(c) Destroy.
(d) Survive.

4. What bird does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?
(a) A canary.
(b) A hummingbird.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An owl.

5. Who recently died in ''In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Pollock.
(d) Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lady in "The Day Lady Died"?

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

3. What do the suns look like in the poem "Alma"?

4. Whom does O'Hara thank for the music at the end of "Naphtha"?

5. In what shape is "Poem en Forme de Saw" written?

(see the answer key)

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