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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 overall theme of "Cornkind"?
(a) Family.
(b) Love.
(c) Writing.
(d) Fertility.

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

3. Who is "St. Paul and All That" about?
(a) His mother.
(b) His lover.
(c) His friend.
(d) His wife.

4. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) A priest.
(c) His lover.
(d) An optimist.

5. O'Hara ponders the point of _____________in "Cornkind."
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Driving a car.
(c) Being very wealthy.
(d) Having a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does O'Hara find his love in "Mary Desti's Ass"?

2. In what shape is "Poem en Forme de Saw" written?

3. At the start of "Mary Desti's Ass," what place does O'Hara describe?

4. In what city does "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" begin?

5. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara's generation going to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the poem "Cornkind" about?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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