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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem (5), Galanta, Fantasy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the overall theme of "Cornkind"?
(a) Family.
(b) Love.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Writing.

3. How did O'Hara know the girl in the poem "Galanta"?
(a) They were business partners.
(b) They were married.
(c) They studied together.
(d) They played together.

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

5. What does the poem "Ave Maria" ask mothers to do?
(a) Pray for their sins.
(b) Take their children to church.
(c) Allow children to go to the movies.
(d) Not to let their daughters date men like their fathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where does O'Hara say he contracted a strange illness?

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

3. Describe the condition of O'Hara's location in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

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

5. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where has O'Hara never has a bad time?

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