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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?

2. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?

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

4. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?

5. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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