The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Marilyn Monroe

Edie Sedgewick

Billie Holiday
2 What day did she die?
July 17th

July 12th

July 4th

July 14th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?
if

and

or

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?
Genet

Rhys

Verlaine

Hesoid
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?
Park Lane Liquor Store

Central Park

Ziegfield Theater

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
Symbolist Poet

Politician

Philosopher

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a play

a book of poems

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New York Review of Books

New World Writing

The Paris Review

The New Yorker
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 play

a poetry reading

a dinner party

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

1961

1960

1959
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller wishes the speaker a good day

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
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it is autographed by the poet

it contains drawings

it contains translations

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?
someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot

an unnamed club

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

a croon

a whisper

a shriek
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 Sunday

a Friday

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

Lucy

Linda

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

sonnet

imagist

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

crying

talking

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

volta

personification

antithesis
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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