The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Cookie Mueller

Edie Sedgewick

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

July 12th

July 14th

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

or

and

but
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a radio broadcast

a newspaper headline

a friend

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

Verlaine

Genet

Hesoid
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?
Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

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

New Haven

Cambridge

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

Philosopher

Painter

Symbolist Poet
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

The Paris Review

The New York Review of Books

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

England

Italy

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

a poetry reading

a dinner party

a play
13 What year does the poem take place?
1959

1961

1958

1960
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 speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains drawings

it contains translations

it is a first edition

it is autographed by the poet
16 What is a tobacconist?
a person who manufactures cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar

someone who loves smoking cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
the 5 spot

Carnegie Hall

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a croon

a shriek

a whisper

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

punk

rock

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

a Monday

a Wednesday

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

Elizabeth

Lilly

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

talking

breathing

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

antithesis

volta

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

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