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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two groups in "Image of the Buddha Preaching" does the Buddha say have much in common?
(a) Mystics and philosophers.
(b) Plumbers and presidents.
(c) Writers and painters.
(d) Germans and French.

2. What does O'Hara drink in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari"?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Bourbon.

3. What type of neurotic does O'Hara describe himself as in "Poem"?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Mainpulative.
(d) Beautiful.

4. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?
(a) He begs him.
(b) He drugs him.
(c) He emotionally devastates him.
(d) He flatters him.

5. What does O'Hara call Manhattan in "Rhapsody"?
(a) Man's hat.
(b) Hell.
(c) Man's world.
(d) Manahatta.

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

7. What belies the notion of social mobility according to O'Hara in "Rhapsody"?
(a) The maids.
(b) The president.
(c) The waiters.
(d) The elevator men.

8. Whose assault does O'Hara discuss in "Personal Poem"?
(a) LeRoi Jones.
(b) Miles Davis.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) James Henry.

9. What region of the city does "Hotel Particulier" take place?
(a) Albaine.
(b) Montmarte.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Queens.

10. 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.

11. What does O'Hara wonder in "Poem (2)"?
(a) If he is ready to divorce.
(b) If the city is right for him?
(c) If he is in love again.
(d) If the world is ending.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people believe about the city in "Song"?

2. What flying animal does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?

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

4. How will warm tea improve O'Hara?

5. In "Poem (4)," what does O'Hara debate with friends?

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