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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 part of New York does O'Hara write he feels the best in his poem, "Rhapsody"?
(a) Greenwhich Village.
(b) Uptown.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Queens.

2. In "Rhapsody," what creates a false sense of upward mobility?
(a) The number of steps.
(b) The many floors.
(c) The flag.
(d) Rockets.

3. In "Personal Poem" with whom does O'Hara eat?
(a) LeRoi Jones.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) James Spader.
(d) Warhol.

4. Whom does O'Hara go out with in "Poem (4)"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two groups in "Image of the Buddha Preaching" does the Buddha say have much in common?

2. In "Naphtha," how does O'Hara describe the structures where his music is played?

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

4. What entity does O'Hara long to be in "Three Airs"?

5. What meal does O'Hara eat in "Personal Poem"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "Poem (2)" discuss?

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

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

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

5. What does "On the Way to San Remo" describe?

6. What effect does tea have on O'Hara in "Poem"?

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

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

9. What does O'Hara do when he learns about the woman's death in "The Day Lady Died"?

10. Describe part four of "Alma."

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