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 4th

July 17th

July 12th

July 14th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?

and

but

or

if
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a friend

a telegram

a radio broadcast

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

Hesoid

Verlaine

Genet

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

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

Ziegfield Theater

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

New Haven

New York City

Philadelphia

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a

Politician

Painter

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems

a play

a carton of cigarettes
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

Ghana

England

France

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

a poetry reading

a play

a dinner party

a concert
13 What year does the poem take place?

1958

1960

1959

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

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

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 contains drawings

it contains translations

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?

a smoking bar

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

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

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

Carnegie Hall

the 5 spot
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as

a shriek

a whisper

a croon

a yell
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

Lucy

Elizabeth

Linda

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

modern

imagist

sonnet

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

crying

breathing

laughing

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

antithesis

personification

volta

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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