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 12th

July 14th

July 4th

July 17th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?

or

but

if

and
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a friend

a radio broadcast

a telegram

a newspaper headline
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

Central Park

Ziegfield Theater

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

Philosopher

Politician

Painter

Symbolist Poet
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?

New World Writing

The New Yorker

The Paris Review

The New York Review of Books
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in

Italy

England

France

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

a dinner party

a play

a concert

a poetry reading
13 What year does the poem take place?

1959

1960

1961

1958
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

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

it is a first edition

it is autographed by the poet

it contains translations

it contains drawings
16 What is a tobacconist?

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products

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

Carnegie Hall

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as

a whisper

a shriek

a yell

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

rock

jazz

punk

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

a Wednesday

a Monday

a Friday

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

Lilly

Elizabeth

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

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?

antithesis

metaphor

personification

volta
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a bouquet of flowers

a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

cigarettes

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