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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The song that Lady Day sometimes sings if she feels the audience deserves it said to be about what in paragraph 10?
(a) Being sad and mellow.
(b) Love and lust.
(c) Pain and heartache.
(d) Calm and peace.

2. What does the speaker mean in paragraph 5 when she says, "There was no way to be in the world like that, not back then"?
(a) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(b) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.
(c) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.
(d) People disliked independent Black women.

3. Occasionally, the song discussed in paragraph 10 will be the only song she will sing if she feels that the front row audience looks like they are what?
(a) Ungrateful.
(b) Rich and stupid.
(c) Pompous and rude.
(d) Not listening.

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Newark.
(d) Manhattan.

5. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
(a) She envies it.
(b) It is home.
(c) It is not home.
(d) She thinks it is pathetic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?

3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

4. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?

5. What did the singer wish she said to an interviewer from the Daily News who once asked about how she does not read music?

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