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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What animal does O'Hara imagine talking in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Swans.
2. What does O'Hara take comfort in during the poem "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) His bed.
(b) Asian things.
(c) Food.
(d) Lovers.
3. What does O'Hara use as a metaphor in "Cornkind"?
(a) Fire.
(b) Children.
(c) Corn.
(d) Popcorn.
4. What month does "How to Get There" take place?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) October.
5. What action does O'Hara describe at the start of "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.
6. What spreads through the alleyways in "How to Get There"?
(a) Fog.
(b) Rats.
(c) Water.
(d) Blood.
7. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara wonder if he should visit?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Winnipeg.
(d) St. Louis.
8. O'Hara ponders the point of _____________in "Cornkind."
(a) Driving a car.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Being very wealthy.
(d) Having a son.
9. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) Food.
(d) A drink.
10. What do people not care for in ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson''?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Other people.
(c) Fine wine.
(d) Fine food.
11. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?
(a) Whether he is kind.
(b) Whether he is deluded.
(c) Whether he is in love.
(d) Whether he is truthful.
12. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what no longer interests us?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Rock n' Roll.
(c) Money.
(d) Sex.
13. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?
(a) His pain.
(b) His lover.
(c) The news.
(d) The noise of the city.
14. What is the location of "In Memoir of Sergei O" devoid of according to O'Hara?
(a) Trees.
(b) Money.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Food.
15. What is the weather condition where O'Hara finds his love in "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Hot.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Tornados.
(d) Snowing.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?
2. What does the poem "Ave Maria" ask mothers to do?
3. Who is the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" written by?
4. Where is O'Hara in "A Little Travel Diary"?
5. What does O'Hara sign off as in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
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