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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Way to San Remo, 2 Poems from the O'Hara Monogatari, A Step Away from Them, Cambridge, Poem (2), Three Airs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?
(a) Stewart.
(b) The Russian Writers.
(c) His father.
(d) Stephan King.

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 become charming.
(d) He wants to be brave.

3. Who recently died in ''In a Step Away from Them"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Pollock.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Franklin.

4. At the end of "Three Airs," from what structures does O'Hara wish to be free?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Churches.
(d) Elevators.

5. What bird does O'Hara describe in "Three Airs"?
(a) A canary.
(b) An owl.
(c) A hummingbird.
(d) An eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is O'Hara listening to during "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

2. Whom does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?

3. What does O'Hara write is over the water in "Three Airs"?

4. Where does Alma visit prior to arriving in Detroit?

5. What type of neurotic does O'Hara describe himself as in "Poem"?

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