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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What cultural event does O'Hara attend in "Poem (4)"?
(a) A concert.
(b) A movie.
(c) A book signing.
(d) An art gallery.

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

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

5. What do people not believe at the end of "Alma"?
(a) The winter didn't result in frost.
(b) The war is over.
(c) Alma is dead.
(d) Alma isn't married.

6. Whom does O'Hara thank in "Naphtha" for making buildings?
(a) God.
(b) The Mohawks.
(c) Contractors.
(d) The Iroquois.

7. In "Poem (4)," what is the weather like?
(a) Windy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Stormy.

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

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

10. What do people believe about the city in "Song"?
(a) It is friendly.
(b) It is violent.
(c) It is clean.
(d) It is dirty.

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?

2. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?

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

4. Who visits O'Hara in New York in "Poem (4)"?

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

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