The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Edie Sedgewick

Billie Holiday

Cookie Mueller
2 What day did she die?
July 12th

July 17th

July 14th

July 4th
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 telegram

a radio broadcast

a newspaper headline

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

Genet

Hesoid

Verlaine
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?
Cambridge

New York City

Philadelphia

New Haven
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Symbolist Poet

Politician

Painter

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

a book of poems

a carton of cigarettes

a bottle of liquor
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
England

Italy

Ghana

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

a concert

a poetry reading

a dinner party
13 What year does the poem take place?
1961

1958

1959

1960
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 speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt
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?
A store that sells tobacco products

a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar

someone who loves smoking cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall

Radio City Music Hall

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

a shriek

a whisper

a croon
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 Friday

a Sunday

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

Elizabeth

Lucy

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

elegy

modern

sonnet
23 At the end of the poem, the speaker remembers that everyone stopped
breathing

laughing

crying

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

antithesis

personification

metaphor
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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