The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Marilyn Monroe

Cookie Mueller

Billie Holiday

Edie Sedgewick
2 What day did she die?

July 14th

July 4th

July 17th

July 12th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?

but

if

or

and
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a radio broadcast

a friend

a telegram

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

Hesoid

Rhys

Verlaine

Genet
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?

Cambridge

Philadelphia

New Haven

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

Painter

Philosopher

Symbolist Poet

Politician
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a carton of cigarettes

a play

a book of poems

a bottle of liquor
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?

New World Writing

The Paris Review

The New York Review of Books

The New Yorker
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 play

a concert

a dinner party

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

1961

1958

1960

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

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?

it contains drawings

it contains translations

it is a first edition

it is autographed by the poet
16 What is a tobacconist?

a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar

A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?

the 5 spot

an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall

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

a yell

a whisper

a shriek

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

rock

jazz

blues

punk
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

Lilly

Linda

Elizabeth

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

elegy

sonnet

modern

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

breathing

talking

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

personification

antithesis
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

a book of poems

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