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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Agents.
(b) Men.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Fans.

2. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?
(a) Fake.
(b) Armor.
(c) Facade.
(d) Shield.

3. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
(a) Miss Fagan.
(b) Lady Day.
(c) Ellie Day.
(d) Billie.

4. What was the singer once arrested for, according to the final paragraph in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Selling drugs.
(b) Stealing from a corner store.
(c) Fraternizing with a white man.
(d) Drinking and driving.

5. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?
(a) Hanging off the pearly gates.
(b) Floating toward the heavens.
(c) Flying to the great white light.
(d) Hand and hand with God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?

2. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?

3. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?

5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

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