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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Personal Poem, Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul, Rhapsody, Hotel Particulier.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is O'Hara supposed to have dinner with in "The Day Lady Died"?
(a) Anonymous benefactors.
(b) His agent.
(c) The president.
(d) His wife.

2. What happens to Alma at the end of the poem?
(a) She becomes a banker.
(b) She becomes a legend.
(c) She has five children.
(d) She joins the circus.

3. What does O'Hara wonder in "Poem (2)"?
(a) If he is ready to divorce.
(b) If he is in love again.
(c) If the city is right for him?
(d) If the world is ending.

4. What entity does O'Hara long to be in "Three Airs"?
(a) Zeus.
(b) An Angel.
(c) A God.
(d) Satan.

5. Where does "Image of the Buddha Preaching" take place?
(a) The United States.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What century does O'Hara mention in "Naphtha"?

2. How would O'Hara describe himself in "Poem"?

3. Describe the condition of O'Hara's location in "On Rachmaninoff's Birthday"?

4. Whose assault does O'Hara discuss in "Personal Poem"?

5. How late, in "Poem (4)," does O'Hara stay up?

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