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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. O'Hara ponders the point of _____________in "Cornkind."

2. How many parts does "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" contain?

3. What animal does O'Hara imagine talking in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

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

5. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the symbolism of the snow and fog in "How to Get There"?

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

4. In the poem "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," where does O'Hara take comfort?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

How does O'Hara use comparison in "For the Chinese New Year and For Bill Berkson"? What statement does he make about the two places or objects through this comparison?

Essay Topic 2

Explain O'Hara's defense of the city in the poem ''Song." How does O'Hara use art to convey a message about New York?

Essay Topic 3

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

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