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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. In "Cornkind," what is the boy's connection to his past?
2. In "Mary Desti's Ass," where has O'Hara never has a bad time?
3. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?
4. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara's generation going to do?
5. What spreads through the alleyways in "How to Get There"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who writes the epigram of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? What does it say?
2. What is the message in "Ave Maria"?
3. What is O'Hara convinced his generation is going to do in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? How is this similar to the previous generation?
4. What does O'Hara write is located behind semblance and order in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? Where does this true face reside?
5. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?
6. What are some of the pleasures O'Hara discusses in "Five Poems"?
7. Describe O'Hara's vision of his New York in "Steps."
8. What are O'Hara's emotions in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
9. Describe O'Hara's experience on the train in "A Little Travel Diary."
10. For whom is "Steps" written? Why does O'Hara want to spend his time with this person?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the theme of the poem "Cornkind"? Explain how O'Hara demonstrates this theme in his poem.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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