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 12th

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

but

or

if

and
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a radio broadcast

a telegram

a friend

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

Verlaine

Rhys

Genet

Hesoid
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

New Haven

Philadelphia

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

Politician

Painter

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a book of poems

a carton of cigarettes

a play

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

The Paris Review

New World Writing

The New York Review of Books

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

France

England

Ghana

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

a concert

a play

a dinner party

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

1961

1959

1958

1960
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?

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

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

it is autographed by the poet

it contains translations

it contains drawings

it is a first edition
16 What is a tobacconist?

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes

a smoking bar

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

Carnegie Hall

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

the 5 spot
18 The speaker describes the Lady's voice as

a yell

a shriek

a croon

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

punk

rock

jazz

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

a Friday

a Wednesday

a Sunday

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

Linda

Lilly

Lucy

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

modern

elegy

imagist

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

laughing

talking

crying

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

personification

antithesis

volta

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a bouquet of flowers

cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of Strega

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