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 14th

July 12th

July 17th

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

or

but

if
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?
Verlaine

Hesoid

Genet

Rhys
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

New York City

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Politician

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a bottle of liquor

a play

a book of poems

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
France

Italy

Ghana

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

a dinner party

a play

a concert
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 teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller wishes the speaker a good day
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains drawings

it is a first edition

it contains translations

it is autographed by the poet
16 What is a tobacconist?
A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar

a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
Carnegie Hall

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot

an unnamed club
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a yell

a shriek

a croon

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

blues

rock

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

a Wednesday

a Friday

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

Lilly

Linda

Lucy
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
breathing

laughing

talking

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

antithesis

volta

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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