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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 "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?
(a) The news.
(b) His pain.
(c) His lover.
(d) The noise of the city.

2. What action does O'Hara describe at the start of "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

3. In "In Memoir of Sergei O," why does O'Hara dread going to a certain location?
(a) He knows nothing has changed.
(b) His ex lives there.
(c) He hates to travel.
(d) He loves his current location.

4. What does "Five Poems" list?
(a) O'hara's wishes.
(b) Small city pleasures.
(c) Loves of O'Hara's life.
(d) The best foods.

5. To whom is "Steps" addressed?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) New York.
(c) His brother.
(d) His lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the location of "In Memoir of Sergei O" devoid of according to O'Hara?

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

3. Where is O'Hara in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?

4. What emotion is O'Hara feeling at the start of "In Memoir of Sergei O"?

5. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?

2. For whom is "Steps" written? Why does O'Hara want to spend his time with this person?

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

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

5. What does O'Hara write is located behind semblance and order in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? Where does this true face reside?

6. 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?

7. What does O'Hara think of Georgia in "Memoir of Sergei O"?

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

9. What is O'Hara trying to understand in "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir"?

10. What is the poem "Cornkind" about?

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