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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 gets a dog.
(b) She stops performing.
(c) She finds a husband.
(d) She moves to the country.

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

3. 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.

4. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?
(a) She might perform poorly the next day.
(b) She might have her contract cancelled.
(c) She might miss a performance.
(d) She might get a sock to the jaw.

5. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She is wealthy.
(c) She is unattached.
(d) She is famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?

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

3. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?

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

5. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?

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