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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 did Fanny want to do with O'Hara in "At Kamin's Dance Shop"?
(a) Eat with him.
(b) Dance with him.
(c) Walk with him.
(d) Make love to him.

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

3. According to O'Hara in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," who exists?
(a) Prophets.
(b) Santa.
(c) Angels.
(d) Shamen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara wonder if he should visit?

2. Whom does O'Hara wonder if he should visit in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

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

4. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where has O'Hara never has a bad time?

5. Where does O'Hara dread going in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?

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

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

6. 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?

7. What is the message in "Ave Maria"?

8. 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?

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

10. Describe O'Hara's experience on the train in "A Little Travel Diary."

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