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

2. What is the location of "In Memoir of Sergei O" devoid of according to O'Hara?
(a) Trees.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

3. What do Woman lie about in "How to Get There"?
(a) Address.
(b) Phone Numbers.
(c) Weight.
(d) Age.

4. Who is the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" written by?
(a) Mays.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Port.

5. What spreads through the alleyways in "How to Get There"?
(a) Water.
(b) Fog.
(c) Rats.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Hara write will come to an end in ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson''?

2. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?

3. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what helps ease the terror?

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

5. Who is "St. Paul and All That" about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the poem "Cornkind" about?

2. How does O'Hara explain love at the end of "St. Paul and All That"?

3. Describe two of the cities that O'Hara mentions in "Mary Desti's Ass."

4. In what style is "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir" written?

5. What are some of the pleasures O'Hara discusses in "Five Poems"?

6. In the poem "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," where does O'Hara take comfort?

7. What is O'Hara convinced his generation is going to do in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? How is this similar to the previous generation?

8. Describe O'Hara's vision of his New York in "Steps."

9. What is the poem "St. Paul and All That" about?

10. What are O'Hara's emotions in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

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