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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many parts are in the poem "Three airs"?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What kind of sandwich does O'Hara eat in "Music"?
(a) Avocado.
(b) Tofu.
(c) Liver.
(d) Roast Beef.

4. In "Poem," where does O'Hara wish he lived?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A fishing boat.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A wood house.

5. At the end of "Three Airs," from what structures does O'Hara wish to be free?
(a) Elevators.
(b) Churches.
(c) Buildings.
(d) Bridges.

6. In "Poem (4)," what does O'Hara debate with friends?
(a) The weather.
(b) Literature.
(c) Politics.
(d) Smoking.

7. What does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?
(a) It is violent.
(b) It is terrible.
(c) It is grand.
(d) It is ok.

8. In "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul," what is O'Hara's fear?
(a) He is dying.
(b) He is a terrible poet.
(c) He will never move from his parents' house.
(d) He will never be loved.

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

10. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?
(a) Stephan King.
(b) The Russian Writers.
(c) Stewart.
(d) His father.

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

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

13. In what season does "Poem" take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

14. What meal does O'Hara eat in "Personal Poem"?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is O'Hara supposed to have dinner with in "The Day Lady Died"?

2. What is Alma's profession?

3. What type of people are on the bus in "On the Way to San Remo"?

4. In what part of New York does O'Hara write he feels the best in his poem, "Rhapsody"?

5. In "Poem," O'Hara wants _____________ to bring him a cup of tea.

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