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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir, At Kamin's Dance Bookshop, Steps, Marie Desti's Ass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do politicians lie to in "How to Get There"?
(a) Constituents.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Children.
(d) Wives.

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

3. Whom does O'Hara stay with in Boston in the poem "Mary Desti's Ass"?
(a) New companions.
(b) Old friends.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

4. In what part of New York does O'Hara write he feels the best in his poem, "Rhapsody"?
(a) Greenwhich Village.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Uptown.

5. At the start of "Mary Desti's Ass," what place does O'Hara describe?
(a) Bayreuth.
(b) Paris.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does O'Hara find his love in "Mary Desti's Ass"?

2. Where is O'Hara walking at the start of "Poem"?

3. In "In a Step Away from Them," what does O'Hara eat?

4. To whom is "Steps" addressed?

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

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