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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 weather like in "Cambridge"?

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

3. What does O'Hara compare the city to in "In a Step Away from Them"?

4. Whom does O'Hara thank in "Naphtha" for making buildings?

5. Where does Alma visit prior to arriving in Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes O'Hara to feel mad in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

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

3. Where does O'Hara eat lunch in "Music," and what does he order?

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

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

6. Whom does O'Hara have lunch with in "Personal Poem," and what do they discuss?

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

8. What is the poem "Alma" about, and how does he describe her?

9. What effect does tea have on O'Hara in "Poem"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the theme of the poem "Cornkind"? Explain how O'Hara demonstrates this theme in his poem.

Essay Topic 2

Explain O'Hara's defense of the city in the poem ''Song." How does O'Hara use art to convey a message about New York?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two poems where O'Hara either mentions or dedicates the poem to a fellow artist. Provide a brief biography of the person. Discuss how O'Hara celebrates that person in his poem.

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