The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Cookie Mueller

Edie Sedgewick

Billie Holiday

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?

July 17th

July 4th

July 14th

July 12th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?

or

if

but

and
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?

Hesoid

Genet

Verlaine

Rhys
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?

Park Lane Liquor Store

Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

The Golden Griffin
7 In which city does the poem take place?

Philadelphia

New York City

Cambridge

New Haven
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Painter

Politician
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

a play

a book of poems
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

England

Italy

Ghana

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

a poetry reading

a play

a concert

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

1959

1960

1961

1958
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 teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the speaker learns he has no money in his account
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?

it contains translations

it is a first edition

it is autographed by the poet

it contains drawings
16 What is a tobacconist?

a smoking bar

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

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

Carnegie Hall

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot

an unnamed club
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as

a yell

a shriek

a croon

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

jazz

rock

blues

punk
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?

a Friday

a Wednesday

a Monday

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

Lucy

Elizabeth

Linda

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

sonnet

imagist

elegy

modern
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

antithesis

metaphor

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

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