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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In "Cambridge," where does O'Hara say writers create their best work?
(a) In a hotel room.
(b) In the tropics.
(c) On the street.
(d) In the cold.

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

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

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

10. What does O'Hara carry in his pocket in "Personal Poem"?
(a) Money.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Lint.
(d) Charms.

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

12. What place does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?
(a) New York.
(b) Her home.
(c) Central Park.
(d) San Diego.

13. Whom does O'Hara thank for the music at the end of "Naphtha"?
(a) Bowie.
(b) Bing Crosby.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Duke Ellington.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Personal Poem" with whom does O'Hara eat?

3. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?

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

5. Who is the lady in "The Day Lady Died"?

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