The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

1 Who is the "Lady" referenced in the poem's title?
Billie Holiday

Edie Sedgewick

Cookie Mueller

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?
July 4th

July 12th

July 14th

July 17th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?
or

but

and

if
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a newspaper headline

a telegram

a friend

a radio broadcast
5 The speaker buys a book by which author for his friend Patsy?
Verlaine

Rhys

Hesoid

Genet
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?
Park Lane Liquor Store

Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

The Golden Griffin
7 In which city does the poem take place?
New York City

Philadelphia

New Haven

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Painter

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher

Politician
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a book of poems

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

New World Writing

The Paris Review
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
France

Ghana

England

Italy
12 What event will the speaker attend on the night the poem takes place?
a dinner party

a concert

a poetry reading

a play
13 What year does the poem take place?
1961

1959

1960

1958
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the speaker learns he has no money in his account
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains translations

it is a first edition

it is autographed by the poet

it contains drawings
16 What is a tobacconist?
A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
Radio City Music Hall

an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall

the 5 spot
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a whisper

a croon

a shriek

a yell
19 Billie Holiday was known for singing what kind of music?
punk

jazz

rock

blues
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?
a Sunday

a Friday

a Monday

a Wednesday
21 The speaker once heard that Miss Stillwagon's first name is
Lucy

Lilly

Elizabeth

Linda
22 Into which poetic genre does "The Day Lady Died" fall?
modern

elegy

sonnet

imagist
23 At the end of the poem, the speaker remembers that everyone stopped
laughing

crying

breathing

talking
24 Which literary device best applies to line 27, after the speaker recognizes Holiday's face on the New York Post?
antithesis

metaphor

volta

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

a bouquet of flowers

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