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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. Whom does O'Hara stay with in Boston in the poem "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Old friends.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) New companions.

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

3. In "Naphtha," how does O'Hara describe the structures where his music is played?
(a) Structure of the 90s.
(b) Structure of the world.
(c) Structure of the century.
(d) Structure of the decade.

4. In "Personal Poem" with whom does O'Hara eat?
(a) James Spader.
(b) Warhol.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) LeRoi Jones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poem," where does O'Hara wish he lived?

2. What bird does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?

3. In "Rhapsody," what creates a false sense of upward mobility?

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

5. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?

(see the answer key)

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