The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Edie Sedgewick

Cookie Mueller

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?
July 14th

July 17th

July 4th

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

or

if

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

a newspaper headline

a radio broadcast

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

Hesoid

Verlaine

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

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

Park Lane Liquor Store
7 In which city does the poem take place?
New Haven

Cambridge

Philadelphia

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

Painter

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a carton of cigarettes

a book of poems

a play

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

The New York Review of Books

The New Yorker

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

France

Ghana

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

a concert

a play

a dinner party
13 What year does the poem take place?
1958

1959

1961

1960
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the teller wishes the speaker a good day
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 drawings

it contains translations
16 What is a tobacconist?
A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a smoking bar

a person who manufactures cigarettes
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 whisper

a yell

a croon

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

punk

blues

jazz
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
Lucy

Linda

Lilly

Elizabeth
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
laughing

breathing

talking

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

volta

personification

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
cigarettes

a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

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