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 12th

July 17th

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

and

or

if

but
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a friend

a newspaper headline

a radio broadcast

a telegram
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?

Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

Park Lane Liquor Store
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

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher

Painter

Politician
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 New York Review of Books

The New Yorker

The Paris Review

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

England

Italy

Ghana

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

a play

a concert

a poetry reading

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

1960

1958

1961

1959
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

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

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes

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

Radio City Music Hall

an unnamed club

the 5 spot

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

a shriek

a yell

a whisper

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

blues

jazz

punk

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

Elizabeth

Linda

Lucy

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

sonnet

imagist

elegy

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

talking

breathing

laughing

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

volta

metaphor

antithesis

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

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