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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. Where does O'Hara wonder if he should work at in "Cambridge"?

2. What flying animal does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?

3. In "Poem," where does O'Hara wish he lived?

4. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

5. Where does "Image of the Buddha Preaching" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does O'Hara travel from to see Alma? Where does he go to see her?

3. Describe part four of "Alma."

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

5. What does O'Hara long to be at the end of "Three Airs," and what does he want to do?

6. In "Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul," how does O'Hara think that he needs to exist?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how O'Hara's history as a musician and art critic influences his poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how O'Hara's poetry differs from the poetry of his idols, the Russian and German poets. How has poetry evolved over time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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