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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. O'Hara ponders the point of _____________in "Cornkind."
(a) Having a son.
(b) Driving a car.
(c) Being very wealthy.
(d) Writing poetry.

2. What does O'Hara carry in his pocket in "Personal Poem"?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Lint.
(c) Charms.
(d) Money.

3. In "Rhapsody," what part of the city does O'Hara despise?
(a) Queens.
(b) Midtown.
(c) Greenwhich Village.
(d) The Bronx.

4. What is the weather in "How to Get There"?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Windy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Hot.

5. What century does O'Hara mention in "Naphtha"?
(a) 18th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 25th.
(d) 21st.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "At Kamin's Dance Shop," who is Fanny?

2. Where is O'Hara in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?

3. Where does "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday" take place?

4. How does everyone act in O'Hara's vision of New York in "Steps"?

5. What type of neurotic does O'Hara describe himself as in "Poem"?

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