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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. What is the location of the object O'Hara describes in "Rhapsody"?
(a) Morgan Lane.
(b) Madison Ave.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Dixon St.

2. How late, in "Poem (4)," does O'Hara stay up?
(a) All night.
(b) All day.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

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

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

5. How will warm tea improve O'Hara?
(a) It will keep him awake.
(b) It will keep him warm.
(c) It will help him sleep.
(d) It will allow him to act better.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What bird does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?

4. What is lacking in O'Hara's journey in "Hotel Particulier"?

5. What type of structure does O'Hara claim the person he thanks played in at the end of "Naphtha"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Song," what does O'Hara discuss as being dirty?

3. Describe part four of "Alma."

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

5. What artists does O'Hara discuss in "Naphtha and What Did They Create"?

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

7. Why does O'Hara think the day is great in "Poem (4)"?

8. When does O'Hara walk the streets of New York in "A Step Away From Them," and what does he see?

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

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

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