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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?
(a) Stewart.
(b) The Russian Writers.
(c) His father.
(d) Stephan King.

5. At what time in "In a Step Away from Them'"is O'Hara walking?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

6. What happens when Alma moves to Detroit?
(a) She becomes a teacher.
(b) She joins the army.
(c) She marries a mechanic.
(d) She opens a jewelry store.

7. In "Poem (2)," how many time does O'Hara say he's been in love?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

8. What does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?
(a) It is violent.
(b) It is ok.
(c) It is grand.
(d) It is terrible.

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

10. How many parts is the poem "Alma"?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

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

13. How late, in "Poem (4)," does O'Hara stay up?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) All day.
(d) All night.

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

15. Where does "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday" take place?
(a) A bar.
(b) Central Perk.
(c) Central Park.
(d) O'Hara's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would O'Hara describe himself in "Poem"?

2. Who does O'Hara consort with in "Hotel Particulier"?

3. Whose assault does O'Hara discuss in "Personal Poem"?

4. What cultural event does O'Hara attend in "Poem (4)"?

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

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