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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is O'Hara supposed to have dinner with in "The Day Lady Died"?
(a) The president.
(b) His agent.
(c) His wife.
(d) Anonymous benefactors.

2. Whom does O'Hara go out with in "Poem (4)"?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His friends.

3. Where does Alma visit prior to arriving in Detroit?
(a) Rome.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Nice.
(d) Trenton.

4. What object does O'Hara describe in "Rhapsody"?
(a) A building.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A statue.
(d) A table.

5. What type of people are on the bus in "On the Way to San Remo"?
(a) Rich people.
(b) Angry people.
(c) Fat people.
(d) Thin people.

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

7. In "Poem (4)," O'Hara say strangers appear to be ____________.
(a) Enemies.
(b) Friends.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Ghosts.

8. In "Rhapsody," O'Hara stands on top of __________.
(a) A fountain.
(b) A staircase.
(c) A building.
(d) A bench.

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

10. What does O'Hara compare the city to in "In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) A jungle.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A symphony.
(d) A circus.

11. What happens to Alma at the end of the poem?
(a) She joins the circus.
(b) She becomes a banker.
(c) She becomes a legend.
(d) She has five children.

12. What is the location of the object O'Hara describes in "Rhapsody"?
(a) Madison Ave.
(b) Morgan Lane.
(c) Dixon St.
(d) Central Park.

13. Who visits O'Hara in New York in "Poem (4)"?
(a) Warhol.
(b) Kruschev.
(c) Angel.
(d) Lennin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Naphtha," whom does O'Hara thank for his vibrant imagery?

2. In "Poem (2)," how many time does O'Hara say he's been in love?

3. Where does O'Hara wonder if he should work at in "Cambridge"?

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

5. What kind of house is O'Hara staying at in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari"?

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