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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 write is over the water in "Three Airs"?

2. What does O'Hara wonder in "Poem (2)"?

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

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

5. Who recently died in ''In a Step Away from Them"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where does O'Hara eat lunch in "Music," and what does he order?

7. Describe part four of "Alma."

8. What is O'Hara's opinion of his trip to Paris in "Hotel Particulier"?

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

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

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

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

How is Russian culture important to O'Hara, and how is this culture represented in his poetry?

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