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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 paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?
(a) They are loyal.
(b) They are her source of strength.
(c) They are men.
(d) They use her.

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

3. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?
(a) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(b) Her tattered stockings.
(c) Her pajamas and slippers.
(d) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.

4. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?
(a) A doll.
(b) A disgrace.
(c) A shell of herself.
(d) A lady.

5. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?
(a) Star struck women.
(b) Sycophants.
(c) Dear boys.
(d) Groupies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?

3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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

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

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