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 17th

July 12th

July 14th

July 4th
3 O'Hara frequently uses which conjunction to quickly advance the action of the poem?
or

but

and

if
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

Hesoid

Rhys

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

Central Park

The Golden Griffin

Ziegfield Theater
7 In which city does the poem take place?
New Haven

New York City

Cambridge

Philadelphia
8 Paul Verlaine is most known for being a
Politician

Symbolist Poet

Philosopher

Painter
9 Which item does the speaker NOT buy?
a carton of cigarettes

a book of poems

a bottle of liquor

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
Italy

France

England

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

a play

a dinner party

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

1961

1960

1958
14 What is unusual about the speaker's visit to the bank?
the teller does not give the speaker a receipt

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
15 What is special about the book the speaker buys for Patsy?
it contains translations

it is autographed by the poet

it is a first edition

it contains drawings
16 What is a tobacconist?
a person who manufactures cigarettes

A store that sells tobacco products

someone who loves smoking cigarettes

a smoking bar
17 Where did the speaker hear the Lady sing?
Radio City Music Hall

an unnamed club

Carnegie Hall

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

a whisper

a croon

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

blues

rock

punk
20 On which day of the week does the poem take place?
a Friday

a Sunday

a Monday

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

Lucy

Lilly

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

imagist

sonnet

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

talking

breathing

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

metaphor

personification

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

a book of poems

cigarettes

a bouquet of flowers

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