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 14th

July 17th

July 4th

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

or

and

but

if
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?

Genet

Hesoid

Verlaine

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

Central Park

Park Lane Liquor Store

The Golden Griffin

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

New York City

Cambridge

New Haven

Philadelphia
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a

Politician

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a carton of cigarettes

a play

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?

New World Writing

The New York Review of Books

The Paris Review

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

France

Ghana

Italy

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

a concert

a play

a dinner party

a poetry reading
13 What year does the poem take place?

1959

1958

1960

1961
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

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 smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?

an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall

the 5 spot

Radio City Music Hall
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as

a whisper

a croon

a yell

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

punk

jazz

blues

rock
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

Elizabeth

Linda

Lilly
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

crying

talking

laughing

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

personification

metaphor

volta

antithesis
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

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