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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Alma miss when she moves to Detroit?
(a) Her home.
(b) Central Park.
(c) San Diego.
(d) New York.

2. O'Hara ponders the point of _____________in "Cornkind."
(a) Being very wealthy.
(b) Driving a car.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Having a son.

3. What type of neurotic does O'Hara describe himself as in "Poem"?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Mainpulative.
(d) Friendly.

4. What region of the city does "Hotel Particulier" take place?
(a) Albaine.
(b) Downtown.
(c) Queens.
(d) Montmarte.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of O'Hara in "In Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul"?

2. Where does "Image of the Buddha Preaching" take place?

3. Whom does O'Hara compare himself to in "Cambridge"?

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

5. What does O'Hara use as a metaphor in "Cornkind"?

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