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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. At the start of "Poem (4)," with whom does O'Hara chat?
(a) A cabbie.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) A banker.
(d) A baker.

2. Where does "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday" take place?
(a) A bar.
(b) Central Perk.
(c) Central Park.
(d) O'Hara's apartment.

3. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?
(a) To his apartment.
(b) To a bar.
(c) In Central Park.
(d) To school.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sandwich does O'Hara eat in "Music"?

2. In "Cambridge," where does O'Hara say writers create their best work?

3. Whom does O'Hara envision himself as in "Fantasy"?

4. How would O'Hara describe himself in "Poem"?

5. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?

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