The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Edie Sedgewick

Marilyn Monroe

Cookie Mueller

Billie Holiday
2 What day did she die?

July 4th

July 14th

July 17th

July 12th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?

or

if

and

but
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a newspaper headline

a radio broadcast

a friend

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

Genet

Rhys

Hesoid

Verlaine
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?

Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

Park Lane Liquor Store

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

Cambridge

Philadelphia

New York City

New Haven
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a

Politician

Painter

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

a book of poems

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

Ghana

Italy

England

France
12 What event will the speaker attend on the night the poem takes place?

a poetry reading

a concert

a play

a dinner party
13 What year does the poem take place?

1961

1960

1959

1958
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 contains translations

it contains drawings

it is a first edition

it is autographed by the poet
16 What is a tobacconist?

A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a smoking bar

a person who manufactures cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot

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

a shriek

a croon

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 Friday

a Wednesday

a Monday

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

Elizabeth

Lilly

Lucy

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

elegy

modern

sonnet

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

talking

laughing

breathing

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

antithesis

volta

personification

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

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