The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Cookie Mueller

Marilyn Monroe

Edie Sedgewick
2 What day did she die?
July 17th

July 4th

July 14th

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 radio broadcast

a friend

a newspaper headline

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

Rhys

Verlaine

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

Central Park

Park Lane Liquor Store

The Golden Griffin
7 In which city does the poem take place?
Philadelphia

Cambridge

New York City

New Haven
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Painter

Philosopher

Politician

Symbolist Poet
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a book of poems

a carton of cigarettes

a bottle of liquor

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The New Yorker

The Paris Review

The New York Review of Books

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

Italy

Ghana

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

a poetry reading

a dinner party

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

1961

1960

1958
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 a first edition

it is autographed by the poet

it contains drawings

it contains translations
16 What is a tobacconist?
someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
the 5 spot

Radio City Music Hall

Carnegie Hall

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

a croon

a whisper

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

rock

punk

blues
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?
a Wednesday

a Monday

a Sunday

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

Linda

Lucy

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

modern

elegy

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

breathing

crying

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

antithesis

personification

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a bottle of Strega

a book of poems

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

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