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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 "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara hide?
(a) Behind a mill.
(b) Behind a dumpster.
(c) In a treehouse.
(d) In his room.

2. In "How to Get There," O'Hara writes that the city is filled with__________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Lies.
(c) Friends.
(d) Love.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is O'Hara in "A Little Travel Diary"?

2. What do Woman lie about in "How to Get There"?

3. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does O'Hara think the world is coming to an end in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?

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

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

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

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

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

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. What does O'Hara think of Georgia in "Memoir of Sergei O"?

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

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