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 4th

July 12th

July 14th

July 17th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?

if

but

and

or
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a newspaper headline

a friend

a telegram

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

Rhys

Verlaine

Hesoid

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

Ziegfield Theater

The Golden Griffin

Park Lane Liquor Store

Central Park
7 In which city does the poem take place?

New York City

Philadelphia

Cambridge

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 play

a bottle of liquor

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

The Paris Review

New World Writing

The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in

England

France

Italy

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

a play

a poetry reading

a concert

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

1958

1961

1960

1959
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 speaker learns he has no money in his account

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 contains translations

it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?

A store that sells tobacco products

a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

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

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot

an unnamed club

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

a yell

a shriek

a whisper

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

jazz

rock

blues

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

a Wednesday

a Friday

a Sunday

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

Lucy

Lilly

Linda

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

imagist

elegy

modern

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

laughing

crying

breathing

talking
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 bottle of Strega

a book of poems

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

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