The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Edie Sedgewick

Marilyn Monroe

Cookie Mueller

Billie Holiday
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

or

but

if
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a newspaper headline

a radio broadcast

a friend

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

Verlaine

Rhys

Hesoid

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

The Golden Griffin

Ziegfield Theater

Park Lane Liquor Store

Central Park
7 In which city does the poem take place?

New Haven

Philadelphia

New York City

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Politician

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems

a carton of cigarettes

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?

The New York Review of Books

The New Yorker

The Paris Review

New World Writing
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in

Ghana

France

England

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

a play

a concert

a poetry reading

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

1959

1961

1958

1960
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

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 is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition

it contains translations

it contains drawings
16 What is a tobacconist?

a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot

Carnegie Hall

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

a croon

a shriek

a yell

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

blues

punk

jazz

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

a Friday

a Monday

a Sunday

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

Linda

Elizabeth

Lucy

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

sonnet

elegy

imagist

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

crying

breathing

laughing

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

antithesis

metaphor

personification

volta
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

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