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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 "Cornkind," what is the boy's connection to his past?
(a) A photo.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) A diary.

2. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what no longer interests us?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Money.
(c) Rock n' Roll.
(d) Sex.

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

4. Whom does O'Hara wonder if he should visit in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) Friends.
(b) His agent.
(c) His father.
(d) Family.

5. How does O'Hara feel at the end of "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Silly.
(d) Empty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Hara claim is torn in the poem "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir"?

2. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?

3. To whom is "Steps" addressed?

4. What does O'Hara sign off as in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the snow and fog in "How to Get There"?

2. What is the poem "St. Paul and All That" about?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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