The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

1 Who is the "Lady" referenced in the poem's title?
Cookie Mueller

Edie Sedgewick

Marilyn Monroe

Billie Holiday
2 What day did she die?
July 12th

July 4th

July 14th

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

but

and

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

a friend

a radio broadcast

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

Genet

Rhys

Hesoid
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 Haven

Philadelphia

Cambridge

New York City
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Politician

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

a bottle of liquor

a play

a carton of cigarettes
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New Yorker

New World Writing

The Paris Review

The New York Review of Books
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
Ghana

France

England

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

a poetry reading

a dinner party

a concert
13 What year does the poem take place?
1958

1961

1959

1960
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition

it contains drawings

it contains translations
16 What is a tobacconist?
a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

Carnegie Hall

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

a yell

a whisper

a croon
19 Billie Holiday was known for singing what kind of music?
blues

rock

punk

jazz
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?
a Monday

a Friday

a Sunday

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

Lucy

Linda

Elizabeth
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
crying

breathing

laughing

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

personification

metaphor

volta
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

a bottle of Strega

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