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

Billie Holiday

Edie Sedgewick
2 What day did she die?
July 17th

July 4th

July 12th

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

and

or

if
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a friend

a telegram

a newspaper headline

a radio broadcast
5 The speaker buys a book by which author for his friend Patsy?
Genet

Verlaine

Rhys

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

The Golden Griffin

Central Park

Ziegfield Theater
7 In which city does the poem take place?
Philadelphia

New York City

New Haven

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Painter

Politician

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a carton of cigarettes

a play

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New Yorker

The Paris Review

New World Writing

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

Ghana

Italy

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

a dinner party

a concert

a play
13 What year does the poem take place?
1961

1960

1958

1959
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

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 is a first edition

it contains drawings

it contains translations
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?
the 5 spot

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

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

a yell

a whisper

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

jazz

blues

punk
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?
a Wednesday

a Monday

a Sunday

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

Linda

Lucy

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

elegy

imagist

sonnet
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?
personification

metaphor

volta

antithesis
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

a bottle of Strega

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