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

Billie Holiday

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?
July 17th

July 14th

July 12th

July 4th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?
and

if

or

but
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?
Rhys

Hesoid

Verlaine

Genet
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?
The Golden Griffin

Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

Park Lane Liquor Store
7 In which city does the poem take place?
Cambridge

New Haven

Philadelphia

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

Philosopher

Politician

Symbolist Poet
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a carton of cigarettes

a play

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

The Paris Review

New World Writing
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
Italy

France

England

Ghana
12 What event will the speaker attend on the night the poem takes place?
a poetry reading

a play

a dinner party

a concert
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 look up the speaker's balance

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

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

it contains drawings

it is a first edition

it contains translations
16 What is a tobacconist?
someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
the 5 spot

Radio City Music Hall

an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a whisper

a croon

a yell

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

rock

jazz

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

a Sunday

a Friday

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

Elizabeth

Linda

Lilly
22 Into which poetic genre does "The Day Lady Died" fall?
sonnet

imagist

elegy

modern
23 At the end of the poem, the speaker remembers that everyone stopped
breathing

crying

laughing

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

personification

antithesis

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

a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

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