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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "A Little Travel Diary," whom does O'Hara travel with?
(a) Paul.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Mark.
(d) John.

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

5. How does everyone act in O'Hara's vision of New York in "Steps"?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Stoic.
(d) Full of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "St. Paul and All That" about?

2. What is the weather in "How to Get There"?

3. During the poem "A Little Travel Diary," what does O'Hara pass?

4. To what state does the other person in "St. Paul and All That" want to move?

5. How does O'Hara feel at the end of "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are O'Hara's emotions in "Poem en Forme de Saw"?

2. What does O'Hara think of Georgia in "Memoir of Sergei O"?

3. To whom is "Down at the Canal" addressed?

4. In what style is "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir" written?

5. What is O'Hara trying to understand in "Pistachio Tree at Chateau Noir"?

6. Describe O'Hara's vision of his New York in "Steps."

7. What are some of the lies O'Hara discusses in "How to Get There"? How do the lies affect people?

8. Describe O'Hara's experience on the train in "A Little Travel Diary."

9. What does O'Hara write is located behind semblance and order in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? Where does this true face reside?

10. In the poem "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," where does O'Hara take comfort?

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