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

2. What is the weather condition where O'Hara finds his love in "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Hot.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Tornados.
(d) Sunny.

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

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

5. Where does O'Hara argue students should learn about sex in "Ave Maria"?
(a) Home.
(b) School.
(c) Movie theaters.
(d) Church.

6. What is the weather in "How to Get There"?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Windy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Hot.

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

8. What does the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" discuss?
(a) Panic.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Joy.
(d) Loss.

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

10. To whom is "Steps" addressed?
(a) His brother.
(b) New York.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His lover.

11. In "In Memoir of Sergei O," why does O'Hara dread going to a certain location?
(a) He loves his current location.
(b) His ex lives there.
(c) He hates to travel.
(d) He knows nothing has changed.

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

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

14. What does O'Hara claim will come to an end at the end of ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) Joy and pain.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Racism.
(d) His book.

15. What does O'Hara assert is the true face of the city in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) Joy.
(b) Rage.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?

2. What animal does O'Hara imagine talking in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

3. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?

4. Where does O'Hara dread going in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?

5. Why does O'Hara do nothing in Hackensack in "Mary Desti's Ass"?

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