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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 the poem "Ave Maria" ask mothers to do?

2. In "Poem en Forme de Saw," where does O'Hara wonder if he should visit?

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

4. What month does "How to Get There" take place?

5. Where does O'Hara argue students should learn about sex in "Ave Maria"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does O'Hara think the world is coming to an end in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?

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

3. What is the poem "St. Paul and All That" about?

4. Describe O'Hara's vision of his New York in "Steps."

5. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?

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

7. Describe two of the cities that O'Hara mentions in "Mary Desti's Ass."

8. What is O'Hara trying to understand in "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir"?

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

10. What is the message in "Ave Maria"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a prophecy, and how does O'Hara use prophecies in his poetry?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of tea in "Poem (1)"? What is O'Hara's reaction to tea, and is the tea symbolic for something else?

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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