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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 carry in his pocket in "Personal Poem"?

2. Who does O'Hara consort with in "Hotel Particulier"?

3. What type of structure does O'Hara claim the person he thanks played in at the end of "Naphtha"?

4. What meal does O'Hara eat in "Personal Poem"?

5. What happens when Alma moves to Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "On the Way to San Remo" describe?

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

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

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

5. What does O'Hara do with his friends in "Poem (4)"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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