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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does O'Hara feel at the end of "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) Silly.
(b) Empty.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

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

3. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?
(a) Whether he is in love.
(b) Whether he is deluded.
(c) Whether he is truthful.
(d) Whether he is kind.

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

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

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

7. In "Steps," what do women wear in O'Hara's vision of New York?
(a) Tight clothes.
(b) Aprons.
(c) Hats.
(d) Cloaks.

8. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where does O'Hara say he contracted a strange illness?
(a) Singapore.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Thailand.

9. In "St. Paul and All That," O'Hara writes about what disappearing?
(a) War.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Friends.

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

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

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

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

14. What action does O'Hara describe at the start of "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Writing.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Reading.

15. Where is O'Hara in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?
(a) Athens.
(b) Rome.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara wonder if he should visit?

2. What month does "How to Get There" take place?

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

4. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?

5. What does O'Hara sign off as in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

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