The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

1 Who is the "Lady" referenced in the poem's title?
Marilyn Monroe

Billie Holiday

Cookie Mueller

Edie Sedgewick
2 What day did she die?
July 4th

July 14th

July 12th

July 17th
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 radio broadcast

a telegram

a newspaper headline
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?
Ziegfield Theater

Park Lane Liquor Store

The Golden Griffin

Central Park
7 In which city does the poem take place?
Philadelphia

Cambridge

New Haven

New York City
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Painter

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

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

a carton of cigarettes

a book of poems

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

The New Yorker

The Paris Review

New World Writing
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
France

Ghana

England

Italy
12 What event will the speaker attend on the night the poem takes place?
a play

a poetry reading

a concert

a dinner party
13 What year does the poem take place?
1960

1958

1959

1961
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 does not give the speaker a receipt

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

it contains drawings

it is autographed by the poet

it contains translations
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 whisper

a shriek

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

rock

punk

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

a Monday

a Wednesday

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

Lilly

Lucy

Elizabeth
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

crying

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

metaphor

personification

antithesis
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

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