The Day Lady Died Quizzes

The Day Lady Died Quiz

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

Edie Sedgewick

Cookie Mueller

Billie Holiday

Marilyn Monroe
2 What day did she die?

July 4th

July 14th

July 12th

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

and

if

or

but
4 The speaker learns of Lady's death from

a friend

a newspaper headline

a telegram

a radio broadcast
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?

Park Lane Liquor Store

Ziegfield Theater

Central Park

The Golden Griffin
7 In which city does the poem take place?

New Haven

Cambridge

Philadelphia

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

Politician

Symbolist Poet

Painter

Philosopher
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?

a bottle of liquor

a carton of cigarettes

a book of poems

a play
10 Which literary publication does the speaker purchase?

The New Yorker

The New York Review of Books

The Paris Review

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

Italy

Ghana

England

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

a poetry reading

a concert

a play

a dinner party
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 speaker learns he has no money in his account

the teller wishes the speaker a good day

the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

the teller does not look up the speaker's balance
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?

it is a first edition

it contains drawings

it is autographed by the poet

it contains translations
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?

Carnegie Hall

an unnamed club

Radio City Music Hall

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

a whisper

a shriek

a croon

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

jazz

blues

punk

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

a Monday

a Sunday

a Wednesday

a Friday
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?

modern

imagist

sonnet

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

talking

crying

breathing

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

metaphor

personification

volta

antithesis
25 What does the speaker buy for Mark?

a book of poems

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

a bottle of Strega

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