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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 5 - 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A baby.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A parent.

2. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her manager.
(d) Her confidant.

3. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?
(a) Perfume and fur.
(b) Terylene and gold.
(c) Lipstick and diamonds.
(d) Twinset and pearls.

4. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) Where to go and who to interact with.
(b) When to sleep and how to act.
(c) What to do, think, say and eat.
(d) Who to love and who to hate.

5. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Singers.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?

2. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?

3. What do audiences seek in Lady Day's face, according to paragraph 9?

4. 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"?

5. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?

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