The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Edie Sedgewick

Cookie Mueller

Billie Holiday

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?

July 12th

July 14th

July 4th

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

and

but

or

if
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a newspaper headline

a telegram

a radio broadcast

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

Genet

Rhys

Hesoid

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

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

Park Lane Liquor Store

Ziegfield Theater
7 In which city does the poem take place?

Cambridge

New York City

New Haven

Philadelphia
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a

Painter

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Politician
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a play

a carton of cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of liquor
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?

New World Writing

The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

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

France

Italy

England

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?

1961

1959

1958

1960
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 give the speaker a receipt

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 contains drawings

it contains translations

it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition
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 whisper

a croon

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

blues

rock

jazz

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

a Wednesday

a Sunday

a Friday

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

Elizabeth

Linda

Lilly

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

imagist

modern

sonnet

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

crying

talking

breathing

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

metaphor

antithesis

volta

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

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