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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 happens to Alma at the end of the poem?

2. What do people believe about the city in "Song"?

3. What emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

4. At the end of "Three Airs," from what structures does O'Hara wish to be free?

5. Whom does O'Hara thank for the music at the end of "Naphtha"?

Short Essay Questions

1. List two things O'Hara describes in "On the Way to San Remo" and how he describes them.

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

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

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

5. Describe part four of "Alma."

6. What does "Poem (2)" discuss?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the order of O'Hara's poetry and why he chooses to order them the way he does. How does the order of the poems present yet another way to analyze the poems?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme in "Image of the Buddha Preaching" and another poem of your choice. How does O'Hara present the theme to the reader in each poem? Are these themes seen in other poems in this collection?

Essay Topic 3

How does O'Hara convey emotion in his poetry? Choose two poems that express two different emotions. Compare and contrast the words and imagery that convey the emotion of the poem.

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