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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 story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Eleanora Fagan.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Lady Day.

2. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?
(a) When people who complain get to meet her backstage.
(b) As soon as she starts to sing.
(c) When the audience thinks she has performed well.
(d) When the audience gets their money back.

3. What feeling comes over the singer when she hears these other famous singers according to paragraph 10?
(a) A chill.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Calm.
(d) Sadness.

4. What song does the speaker say not everyone is going to "get" in paragraph 10?
(a) Strange Fruit.
(b) Summertime.
(c) Fine and Mellow.
(d) God Bless the Child.

5. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?
(a) Self care.
(b) Protection.
(c) Pretending.
(d) Self destruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the singer once arrested for, according to the final paragraph in "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. Who are among the people who talk about Lady Day's singing style as discussed in paragraph 10?

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

4. Paragraph 10 describes how people shout song requests to the singer as if she is what?

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

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