The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Marilyn Monroe

Edie Sedgewick

Billie Holiday
2 What day did she die?
July 17th

July 14th

July 4th

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

or

and

but
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from
a telegram

a friend

a radio broadcast

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

Genet

Hesoid

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

Ziegfield Theater

Park Lane Liquor Store

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

Philadelphia

New Haven

Cambridge
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Painter

Politician

Symbolist Poet

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

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?
The Paris Review

The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

New World Writing
11 The speaker is interested in new work from the poets in
England

Italy

France

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

a dinner party

a concert

a play
13 What year does the poem take place?
1960

1958

1961

1959
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 look up the speaker's balance

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

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 is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition

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

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a person who manufactures cigarettes

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

Carnegie Hall

Radio City Music Hall

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

a yell

a whisper

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

punk

rock

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

a Wednesday

a Friday

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

Lucy

Linda

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

modern

sonnet

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

breathing

laughing

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

volta

antithesis

metaphor
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?
a book of poems

a bouquet of flowers

a bottle of Strega

cigarettes

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