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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," to what is America compared?
(a) Old Europe.
(b) Russia.
(c) A sinking ship.
(d) An empty vault.

2. What animal does O'Hara imagine talking in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Swans.

3. According to O'Hara in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," who exists?
(a) Shamen.
(b) Angels.
(c) Prophets.
(d) Santa.

4. What spreads through the alleyways in "How to Get There"?
(a) Rats.
(b) Water.
(c) Fog.
(d) Blood.

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

6. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what is O'Hara able to ignore?
(a) His pain.
(b) The noise of the city.
(c) His lover.
(d) The news.

7. Where does O'Hara dread going in "In Memoir of Sergei O"?
(a) Paris.
(b) The United States.
(c) Italy.
(d) Russia.

8. What does O'Hara think about humanity in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?
(a) It is enlightened.
(b) It is evolving.
(c) It is thriving.
(d) It is failing.

9. Where does O'Hara want to spend the day in "Steps"?
(a) At the bar.
(b) At the zoo.
(c) In bed.
(d) At the park.

10. In "Steps," what do women wear in O'Hara's vision of New York?
(a) Cloaks.
(b) Hats.
(c) Tight clothes.
(d) Aprons.

11. To what state does the other person in "St. Paul and All That" want to move?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Detroit.
(d) California.

12. What does the epigram at the start of "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson" discuss?
(a) Loss.
(b) Joy.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Panic.

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

14. In "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," what does O'Hara assert is behind order and kindness?
(a) Laws.
(b) A man.
(c) An enraged face.
(d) A woman.

15. What is the location of "In Memoir of Sergei O" devoid of according to O'Hara?
(a) Trees.
(b) Money.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is "Steps" addressed?

2. In what shape is "Poem en Forme de Saw" written?

3. Why does O'Hara do nothing in Hackensack in "Mary Desti's Ass"?

4. How does O'Hara feel when he is with the other person in "St. Paul and All That"?

5. What does O'Hara claim will come to an end at the end of ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?

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