The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

1 Who is the "Lady" referenced in the poem's title?
Cookie Mueller

Edie Sedgewick

Billie Holiday

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?
July 17th

July 4th

July 12th

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

and

if

or
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?
Genet

Verlaine

Rhys

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

Central Park

Ziegfield Theater

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

New Haven

Cambridge

New York City
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Painter

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

a play

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
New World Writing

The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

The Paris Review
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 dinner party

a concert

a poetry reading
13 What year does the poem take place?
1959

1960

1958

1961
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the speaker learns he has no money in his account

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
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains drawings

it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition

it contains translations
16 What is a tobacconist?
A store that sells tobacco products

a smoking bar

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
the 5 spot

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

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

a yell

a croon

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

blues

rock

jazz
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

Elizabeth

Lucy

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

modern

imagist

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

breathing

talking

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

personification

metaphor

antithesis
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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