The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Billie Holiday

Marilyn Monroe

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

July 17th

July 14th

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

and

or

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

a radio broadcast

a newspaper headline

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

Rhys

Genet

Hesoid
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?
The Golden Griffin

Park Lane Liquor Store

Central Park

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

New Haven

Cambridge

New York City
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Politician

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Painter
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

The New York Review of Books

The Paris Review

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

Italy

England

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

a dinner party

a concert

a play
13 What year does the poem take place?
1959

1960

1958

1961
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it is autographed by the poet

it contains drawings

it contains translations

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?
a smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products

a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
an unnamed club

the 5 spot

Carnegie Hall

Radio City Music Hall
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

jazz

rock

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

a Sunday

a Wednesday

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

Linda

Lilly

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

sonnet

imagist

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

crying

talking

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

metaphor

volta

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

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