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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 want to spend the day in "Steps"?

2. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where has O'Hara never has a bad time?

3. In "Cornkind," what is the boy's connection to his past?

4. In what shape is "Poem en Forme de Saw" written?

5. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," to what is America compared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does O'Hara think of Georgia in "Memoir of Sergei O"?

2. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," why does O'Hara compare and contrast America to Old Europe?

3. What are O'Hara's emotions in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

4. In what style is "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir" written?

5. What is the poem "Cornkind" about?

6. How does O'Hara explain love at the end of "St. Paul and All That"?

7. What are some of the pleasures O'Hara discusses in "Five Poems"?

8. Who writes the epigram of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? What does it say?

9. For whom is "Steps" written? Why does O'Hara want to spend his time with this person?

10. What does O'Hara request at the end of "Down at the Canal"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the technique of free-writing. Choose one poem of O'Hara's that demonstrates this technique. Provide examples of how the message of the poem is or is not effectively conveyed to the reader through free-writing.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss O'Hara's relationship with New York city. Choose two poems that convey different emotions about New York. How does O'Hara use words and imagery to convey that relationship?

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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