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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season does "Poem" take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

2. What do people believe about the city in "Song"?
(a) It is dirty.
(b) It is violent.
(c) It is clean.
(d) It is friendly.

3. In what city does "Hotel Particulier" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Washington.

4. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) A polka band.
(c) His mother.
(d) The master.

5. What type of people are on the bus in "On the Way to San Remo"?
(a) Thin people.
(b) Fat people.
(c) Angry people.
(d) Rich people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?

2. In "Poem," O'Hara wants _____________ to bring him a cup of tea.

3. Where does "Image of the Buddha Preaching" take place?

4. What object does O'Hara describe in "Rhapsody"?

5. Where does "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday" take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe part four of "Alma."

2. What does O'Hara refer to Manhattan as in "Rhapsody" and why?

3. What is the significance of the building in "Rhapsody"?

4. What causes O'Hara to feel mad in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

5. Who does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge" and why?

6. What does O'Hara do with his friends in "Poem (4)"?

7. What is the poem "Alma" about, and how does he describe her?

8. Who does the Buddha compare and contrast in "Image of the Buddha Preaching"?

9. Where is O'Hara in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari," and what does he do there?

10. Whom does O'Hara have lunch with in "Personal Poem," and what do they discuss?

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