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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Rhapsody," what creates a false sense of upward mobility?
(a) The many floors.
(b) The flag.
(c) Rockets.
(d) The number of steps.

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of sandwich does O'Hara eat in "Music"?
(a) Liver.
(b) Roast Beef.
(c) Tofu.
(d) Avocado.

7. 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) Germans and French.
(d) Writers and painters.

8. What is lacking in O'Hara's journey in "Hotel Particulier"?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Money.
(d) Friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. In "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul," what is O'Hara's fear?
(a) He is dying.
(b) He will never be loved.
(c) He is a terrible poet.
(d) He will never move from his parents' house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does O'Hara carry in his pocket in "Personal Poem"?

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

4. What type of structure does O'Hara claim the person he thanks played in at the end of "Naphtha"?

5. In "Three Airs," where does the bird drop the objects it is carrying?

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