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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. Where does O'Hara want to spend the day in "Steps"?
(a) At the zoo.
(b) In bed.
(c) At the park.
(d) At the bar.
2. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?
(a) Constituents.
(b) Wives.
(c) Leaders.
(d) Children.
3. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?
(a) The news.
(b) His pain.
(c) The noise of the city.
(d) His lover.
4. What do Woman lie about in "How to Get There"?
(a) Weight.
(b) Phone Numbers.
(c) Address.
(d) Age.
5. In "A Little Travel Diary," whom does O'Hara travel with?
(a) Mark.
(b) Paul.
(c) Gabe.
(d) John.
Short Answer Questions
1. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?
2. What does O'Hara take comfort in during the poem "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
3. In "Five Poems," what does O'Hara question about himself?
4. What does "Five Poems" list?
5. What is the overall theme of "Cornkind"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are O'Hara's emotions in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
2. What does O'Hara think of Georgia in "Memoir of Sergei O"?
3. For whom is "Steps" written? Why does O'Hara want to spend his time with this person?
4. Who writes the epigram of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? What does it say?
5. What are some of the lies O'Hara discusses in "How to Get There"? How do the lies affect people?
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. In what style is "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir" written?
8. Describe O'Hara's experience on the train in "A Little Travel Diary."
9. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?
10. What is the poem "St. Paul and All That" about?
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