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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 sign off as in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) Frank.
(b) God.
(c) The master.
(d) The saw.

2. In the poem "Mary Desti's Ass," what city does O'Hara warn the reader about?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Paris.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) D.C.

3. What does O'Hara use as a metaphor in "Cornkind"?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Fire.
(c) Children.
(d) Corn.

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

5. What does O'Hara think about humanity in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) It is evolving.
(b) It is failing.
(c) It is thriving.
(d) It is enlightened.

6. In "A Little Travel Diary," whom does O'Hara travel with?
(a) John.
(b) Mark.
(c) Paul.
(d) Gabe.

7. In what shape is "Poem en Forme de Saw" written?
(a) A saw.
(b) A heart.
(c) A smiley face.
(d) A square.

8. Who is the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" written by?
(a) Mays.
(b) Port.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Hugo.

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

10. Whom does O'Hara stay with in Boston in the poem "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) New companions.
(b) Old friends.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

11. What does O'Hara want people to free themselves from in ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson''?
(a) Hate.
(b) Self.
(c) Earthly needs.
(d) Money.

12. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara's generation going to do?
(a) Survive.
(b) Build.
(c) Love.
(d) Destroy.

13. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what does O'Hara assert is behind order and kindness?
(a) A man.
(b) A woman.
(c) An enraged face.
(d) Laws.

14. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara hide?
(a) Behind a dumpster.
(b) Behind a mill.
(c) In a treehouse.
(d) In his room.

15. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where has O'Hara never has a bad time?
(a) Maryland or Detroit.
(b) Baltimore or San Francisco.
(c) Detriot or Chicago.
(d) New York City or Washington DC.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In Memoir of Sergei O," why does O'Hara dread going to a certain location?

2. Where is O'Hara in "A Little Travel Diary"?

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

4. What does the poem "Ave Maria" ask mothers to do?

5. What is O'Hara's emotional state in "At Kamin's Dance Shop"?

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