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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to O'Hara in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," who exists?
(a) Angels.
(b) Santa.
(c) Prophets.
(d) Shamen.

2. What spreads through the alleyways in "How to Get There"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Fog.
(c) Rats.
(d) Water.

3. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?
(a) An optimist.
(b) His lover.
(c) A homeless man.
(d) A priest.

4. What do Woman lie about in "How to Get There"?
(a) Weight.
(b) Age.
(c) Phone Numbers.
(d) Address.

5. Where is O'Hara in "A Little Travel Diary"?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A car.
(c) A train.
(d) A museum.

6. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?
(a) Children.
(b) Wives.
(c) Constituents.
(d) Leaders.

7. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," to what is America compared?
(a) Russia.
(b) An empty vault.
(c) Old Europe.
(d) A sinking ship.

8. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what no longer interests us?
(a) Money.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Sex.
(d) Rock n' Roll.

9. Where does O'Hara want to spend the day in "Steps"?
(a) In bed.
(b) At the bar.
(c) At the park.
(d) At the zoo.

10. What month does "How to Get There" take place?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) March.
(d) October.

11. How does O'Hara feel when he is with the other person in "St. Paul and All That"?
(a) Safe.
(b) Angry.
(c) Moody.
(d) Scared.

12. Whom does O'Hara wonder if he should visit in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) His agent.
(b) His father.
(c) Friends.
(d) Family.

13. What is the language of "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir"?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Alien.

14. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?
(a) The noise of the city.
(b) His pain.
(c) His lover.
(d) The news.

15. Who is "St. Paul and All That" about?
(a) His friend.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Steps," what do women wear in O'Hara's vision of New York?

2. What does "Five Poems" list?

3. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what does O'Hara assert is behind order and kindness?

4. How does O'Hara feel at the end of "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

5. To what state does the other person in "St. Paul and All That" want to move?

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