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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 does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?

2. How late, in "Poem (4)," does O'Hara stay up?

3. Where, in "Three Airs," is O'Hara sitting?

4. In "Naphtha," whom does O'Hara thank for his vibrant imagery?

5. What does O'Hara carry in his pocket in "Personal Poem"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does O'Hara do when he learns about the woman's death in "The Day Lady Died"?

2. What does O'Hara assert we are not afraid of touching in "Song"?

3. Where is O'Hara in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari," and what does he do there?

4. In "Song," what does O'Hara discuss as being dirty?

5. Whose death does O'Hara learn about in "The Day Lady Died," and where does he learn about the death?

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

7. When does O'Hara walk the streets of New York in "A Step Away From Them," and what does he see?

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

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

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

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

What is a prophecy, and how does O'Hara use prophecies in his poetry?

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