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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cornkind, How to Get There, A Little Travel Diary, Five Poems, Ave Maria.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Hara write in "Song," that does not perturb us?
(a) Reading the news.
(b) Cleaning toilets.
(c) War.
(d) Shaking someone's hand.

2. How does O'Hara want to change in "Poem"?
(a) He wishes he was creative.
(b) He wants to be depressed.
(c) He wants to be brave.
(d) He wants to become charming.

3. What is the weather in "How to Get There"?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Windy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Hot.

4. What kind of sandwich does O'Hara eat in "Music"?
(a) Tofu.
(b) Roast Beef.
(c) Liver.
(d) Avocado.

5. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?
(a) A crying child.
(b) A lost puppy.
(c) The Spanish countryside.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does O'Hara think about the current century in "Naphtha"?

3. In "How to Get There," O'Hara writes that the city is filled with__________.

4. Whom does O'Hara thank for the music at the end of "Naphtha"?

5. How many parts is the poem "Alma"?

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