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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. In "Poem (4)," what does O'Hara debate with friends?

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

3. What is the weather like in "Cambridge"?

4. What belies the notion of social mobility according to O'Hara in "Rhapsody"?

5. What month does O'Hara say is approaching in "Poem (4)"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does the Buddha compare and contrast in "Image of the Buddha Preaching"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does O'Hara use comparison in "For the Chinese New Year and For Bill Berkson"? What statement does he make about the two places or objects through this comparison?

Essay Topic 3

Define pastoral poem. Select one poem that fits this definition. Define the qualities of the poem that fit the definition, and analyze the meaning of the poem.

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