The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Marilyn Monroe

Edie Sedgewick

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?
and

if

but

or
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a newspaper headline

a telegram

a radio broadcast

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

Verlaine

Rhys

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

Central Park

Park Lane Liquor Store

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

Philadelphia

New York City

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

Symbolist Poet

Politician

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a play

a book of poems

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The Paris Review

The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

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

France

England

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

a dinner party

a concert

a poetry reading
13 What year does the poem take place?
1960

1958

1959

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 contains drawings

it contains translations

it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?
a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
the 5 spot

Radio City Music Hall

an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a shriek

a yell

a croon

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

blues

jazz

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

a Monday

a Friday

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

Lucy

Linda

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

sonnet

modern

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

crying

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 bottle of Strega

a book of poems

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