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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fanny want to do with O'Hara in "At Kamin's Dance Shop"?

2. In "Steps," what do women wear in O'Hara's vision of New York?

3. What month does "How to Get There" take place?

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

5. In ''For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson," to what is America compared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is O'Hara convinced his generation is going to do in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"? How is this similar to the previous generation?

2. For whom is "Steps" written? Why does O'Hara want to spend his time with this person?

3. What is the poem "Cornkind" about?

4. What is the symbolism of the snow and fog in "How to Get There"?

5. Describe two of the cities that O'Hara mentions in "Mary Desti's Ass."

6. Why does O'Hara think the world is coming to an end in "For the Chinese New Year & For Bill Berkson"?

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

8. Describe the dream O'Hara has in "Kamin's Dance Shop."

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does O'Hara convey emotion in his poetry? Choose two poems that express two different emotions. Compare and contrast the words and imagery that convey the emotion of the poem.

Essay Topic 2

Explain O'Hara's defense of the city in the poem ''Song." How does O'Hara use art to convey a message about New York?

Essay Topic 3

What is the theme of the poem "Cornkind"? Explain how O'Hara demonstrates this theme in his poem.

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