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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 emotional state is O'Hara in during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

2. What does O'Hara carry in his pocket in "Personal Poem"?

3. What does O'Hara drink in "2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari"?

4. In "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul," what is O'Hara's fear?

5. In "Poem (4)," what is the weather like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Whose death does O'Hara think about in "A Step Away From Them," and what does he think about them?

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

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

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

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

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

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 convey emotion in his poetry? Choose two poems that express two different emotions. Compare and contrast the words and imagery that convey the emotion of the poem.

Essay Topic 3

What is visual poetry? Provide an example of visual poetry in O'Hara's collection. How does visual poetry contribute to the writing style of the poem?

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