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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 assert is the true face of the city in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) Rage.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Joy.

2. Where does O'Hara dread going in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?
(a) Paris.
(b) The United States.
(c) Russia.
(d) Italy.

3. What does O'Hara think of Paris in "A Little Travel Diary"?
(a) It is ugly.
(b) It is friendly.
(c) It is pretty.
(d) It is gaudy.

4. What does O'Hara sign off as in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) The saw.
(b) Frank.
(c) The master.
(d) God.

5. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what helps ease the terror?
(a) A lover.
(b) A Chinese calendar.
(c) A charm.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does O'Hara stay with in Boston in the poem "Mary Desti's Ass"?

3. What do people not care for in ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson''?

4. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?

5. What did Fanny want to do with O'Hara in "At Kamin's Dance Shop"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the lies O'Hara discusses in "How to Get There"? How do the lies affect people?

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

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

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

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

6. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?

7. Who writes the epigram of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? What does it say?

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

9. Describe the dream O'Hara has in "Kamin's Dance Shop."

10. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," why does O'Hara compare and contrast America to Old Europe?

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