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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. Who visits O'Hara in New York in "Poem (4)"?
(a) Kruschev.
(b) Lennin.
(c) Angel.
(d) Warhol.

2. In "Poem" how does O'Hara convince the man to sleep with him?
(a) He emotionally devastates him.
(b) He flatters him.
(c) He drugs him.
(d) He begs him.

3. Describe the condition of O'Hara's location in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?
(a) Sparse.
(b) Messy.
(c) Upscale.
(d) Sterile.

4. Where does O'Hara wonder if he should work at in "Cambridge"?
(a) A school.
(b) A doctor's offic.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A construction site.

5. In "Poem," where does O'Hara wish he lived?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A wood house.
(c) A fishing boat.
(d) A mansion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?

2. What does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?

3. What is the weather like in "Cambridge"?

4. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

5. Whom does O'Hara thank in "Naphtha" for making buildings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whose death does O'Hara think about in "A Step Away From Them," and what does he think about them?

3. What does O'Hara long to be at the end of "Three Airs," and what does he want to do?

4. Where does O'Hara eat lunch in "Music," and what does he order?

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

6. What does O'Hara assert we are not afraid of touching in "Song"?

7. What fears does O'Hara have in "Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul"?

8. What holiday is approaching in "Music," and to what is O'Hara looking forward?

9. Describe part four of "Alma."

10. Whose death does O'Hara learn about in "The Day Lady Died," and where does he learn about the death?

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