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

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. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
(a) It was written for another singer.
(b) It is not in her key.
(c) She did not write it.
(d) She does not know they lyrics.

4. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Katie Smith.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Ali Smith.
(d) Bailey Smith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?

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

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

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

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

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