The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Cookie Mueller

Marilyn Monroe

Edie Sedgewick
2 What day did she die?
July 14th

July 12th

July 4th

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

or

but

and
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a radio broadcast

a friend

a newspaper headline

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

Verlaine

Hesoid

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

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

Ziegfield Theater
7 In which city does the poem take place?
New York City

New Haven

Philadelphia

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Symbolist Poet

Philosopher

Painter

Politician
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a book of poems

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

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

The Paris Review

New World Writing

The New Yorker
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
Ghana

Italy

France

England
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?
1960

1959

1961

1958
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the speaker learns he has no money in his account

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
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains translations

it is autographed by the poet

it contains drawings

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?
a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
the 5 spot

Carnegie Hall

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a whisper

a yell

a croon

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

rock

blues

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

a Monday

a Friday

a Wednesday
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?
sonnet

elegy

modern

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

breathing

talking

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

personification

antithesis

volta
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
cigarettes

a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

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