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 14th

July 12th

July 17th

July 4th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?
and

if

or

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

a telegram

a friend

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

Genet

Verlaine

Hesoid
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

Cambridge

Philadelphia
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Painter

Politician

Symbolist Poet

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

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New Yorker

New World Writing

The New York Review of Books

The Paris Review
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
France

Ghana

Italy

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

a poetry reading

a play

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 teller does not give the speaker a receipt

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

it contains translations

it contains drawings

it is autographed by the poet
16 What is a tobacconist?
A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a smoking bar

a person who manufactures cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
Carnegie Hall

the 5 spot

an unnamed club

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

a yell

a croon

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

rock

jazz

blues
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?
a Monday

a Friday

a Wednesday

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

Lilly

Linda

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

modern

elegy

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

breathing

crying

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

personification

antithesis

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
cigarettes

a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

a bottle of Strega

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