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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. Who visits O'Hara in New York in "Poem (4)"?

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

4. What is the condition of O'Hara in "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul"?

5. Whom does O'Hara go out with in "Poem (4)"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does O'Hara think the day is great in "Poem (4)"?

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

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

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

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

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. 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

Discuss O'Hara's relationship with Sally in "Galanta." What is the significance of O'Hara comparing Sally to America?

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 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?

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