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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 is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
(a) In a diamond encrusted cigarette box.
(b) In a pearl-encrusted cigarette box.
(c) In a sterling silber cigarette box.
(d) In the pack they came in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?

2. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?

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

4. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

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

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