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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) A performer at heart.
(b) A loner.
(c) An elegant woman.
(d) A man's lady.

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

4. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
(a) She stops performing.
(b) She gets a dog.
(c) She finds a husband.
(d) She moves to the country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?

2. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?

3. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

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

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

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