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

Edie Sedgewick

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

July 17th

July 4th

July 14th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?
if

but

or

and
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?
Verlaine

Genet

Rhys

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?
New York City

New Haven

Cambridge

Philadelphia
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Philosopher

Politician

Symbolist Poet

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a book of poems

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
New World Writing

The Paris Review

The New Yorker

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

England

Italy

Ghana
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?
1959

1960

1961

1958
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

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
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains translations

it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition

it contains drawings
16 What is a tobacconist?
a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar
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 whisper

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

blues

punk

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

a Sunday

a Monday

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

Lucy

Lilly

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

sonnet

elegy

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

talking

laughing

crying
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?
cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

a bouquet of flowers

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