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 17th

July 4th

July 14th

July 12th
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 telegram

a radio broadcast

a friend

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

Hesoid

Verlaine

Rhys
6 Which of the following locations does the speaker NOT visit?
Park Lane Liquor Store

Ziegfield Theater

The Golden Griffin

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

Politician

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a play

a bottle of liquor

a book of poems

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

The New York Review of Books

New World Writing

The Paris Review
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
Ghana

France

England

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

a poetry reading

a dinner party

a concert
13 What year does the poem take place?
1959

1960

1961

1958
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 contains drawings

it is autographed by the poet

it contains translations

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?
a smoking bar

a person who manufactures cigarettes

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

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

the 5 spot

Carnegie Hall

Radio City Music Hall
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as
a croon

a shriek

a whisper

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

punk

rock

jazz
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
Linda

Lucy

Lilly

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

sonnet

imagist

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

breathing

talking

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

antithesis

metaphor

personification
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a bottle of Strega

a bouquet of flowers

a book of poems

cigarettes

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