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 4th

July 12th

July 14th

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

if

but

or
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a newspaper headline

a telegram

a friend

a radio broadcast
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?
The Golden Griffin

Central Park

Ziegfield Theater

Park Lane Liquor Store
7 In which city does the poem take place?
Cambridge

Philadelphia

New Haven

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

Philosopher

Politician

Painter
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?
The Paris Review

New World Writing

The New Yorker

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

France

England

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

a dinner party

a play

a poetry reading
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 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 is a first edition

it contains drawings

it is autographed by the poet

it contains translations
16 What is a tobacconist?
a smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

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 shriek

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

punk

rock

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

a Friday

a Monday

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

Lilly

Lucy

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

imagist

elegy

sonnet
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?
personification

volta

antithesis

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a bouquet of flowers

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

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