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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?
(a) She ran away.
(b) She gave her to a fan.
(c) She gave her to an ex-lover.
(d) She died.

2. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) All kinds of places.
(b) In the bar after closing.
(c) At the bottom of a highball.
(d) All the wrong places.

3. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) A loner.
(b) An elegant woman.
(c) A performer at heart.
(d) A man's lady.

4. What word is repeated to describe what happens when the singer phrases in a way she has never done or heard before?
(a) Pure.
(b) Holy.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Perfection.

5. Paragraph 10 describes how people shout song requests to the singer as if she is what?
(a) A jukebox.
(b) A robot.
(c) A stooge.
(d) A record.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?

2. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?

3. What other musicians might "more serious" (para. 12) people ask the singer about?

4. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?

5. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

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