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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of O'Hara in "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul"?

2. What does O'Hara drink in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari"?

3. What do people not believe at the end of "Alma"?

4. What does O'Hara wonder in "Poem (2)"?

5. In "Rhapsody," O'Hara stands on top of __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe part four of "Alma."

2. What artists does O'Hara discuss in "Naphtha and What Did They Create"?

3. What fears does O'Hara have in "Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul"?

4. What holiday is approaching in "Music," and to what is O'Hara looking forward?

5. Whose death does O'Hara think about in "A Step Away From Them," and what does he think about them?

6. What is O'Hara's opinion of his trip to Paris in "Hotel Particulier"?

7. What is the weather like in "Music"?

8. Who does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge" and why?

9. What does O'Hara refer to Manhattan as in "Rhapsody" and why?

10. What is the significance of the building in "Rhapsody"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of tea in "Poem (1)"? What is O'Hara's reaction to tea, and is the tea symbolic for something else?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how O'Hara uses sexuality and sensuality in his poems. Provide three examples of how he uses sexuality or sensuality to create the experience in his poem.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss O'Hara's relationship with New York city. Choose two poems that convey different emotions about New York. How does O'Hara use words and imagery to convey that relationship?

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