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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the lady in "The Day Lady Died"?
(a) Daisy May.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Karen Carpenter.
(d) Aretha Franklin.

2. Whom does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?
(a) Her dead mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her dead father.
(d) Her children.

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

4. Who does O'Hara consort with in "Hotel Particulier"?
(a) His manager.
(b) A new partner.
(c) His wife.
(d) His friend.

5. What flying animal does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Pig.

6. What emotion does O'Hara express in "Poem (4)"?
(a) .Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Love.

7. What location does O'Hara wish to be free from at the end of "Three Airs"?
(a) The city.
(b) The grave.
(c) The country.
(d) The local bar.

8. In what part of New York does O'Hara write he feels the best in his poem, "Rhapsody"?
(a) Uptown.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Greenwhich Village.

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

10. In "In a Step Away from Them," what does O'Hara eat?
(a) A steak.
(b) A smoothie.
(c) A liver sandwhich.
(d) A burger.

11. What is the weather like in "Cambridge"?
(a) Rainy.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) Sunny.

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

13. What does O'Hara write in "Song," that does not perturb us?
(a) Cleaning toilets.
(b) Reading the news.
(c) Shaking someone's hand.
(d) War.

14. What does O'Hara say happens when Alma dies?
(a) The earth shakes.
(b) The doves cry.
(c) The moon sleeps.
(d) The spirits dance.

15. What emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) Giddy.
(b) In love.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Half-mad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

2. In the poem "Three Airs" what objects are in the space O'Hara describes?

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

4. In "Rhapsody," what part of the city does O'Hara despise?

5. At the end of "Three Airs," from what structures does O'Hara wish to be free?

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