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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 does the speaker say people are in paragraph 10 after describing audience members?
(a) Useless.
(b) Idiots.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Saints.

2. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They bark at strangers.
(b) They are wide open to the world.
(c) They trust strangers easily.
(d) They lie and cheat.

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

4. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Second.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person limited.

5. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Her fur.
(b) Her leather.
(c) Her gold earrings.
(d) Her silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?

2. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?

3. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?

4. What does the singer sometimes feel directs her singing according to paragraph 11?

5. What two words have been used to describe Lady Day when she sings the song discussed in paragraph 10?

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