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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 give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(b) Clothing, houses, cars.
(c) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.
(d) Love, music, money, smokes.

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

3. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
(a) Microphone.
(b) Audience.
(c) Playbill.
(d) Stage.

4. 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.

5. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
(a) Miss Hepburn.
(b) Miss Crawford.
(c) Miss Hayworth.
(d) Miss Davis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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