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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words have been used to describe Lady Day when she sings the song discussed in paragraph 10?
(a) Chilling and unforgiving.
(b) Desperate and pleading.
(c) Punishing and relentless.
(d) Joyful and forgiving.

2. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?
(a) Emaciated.
(b) Egyptian Death Mask.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Skeletal.

3. What does Lady Day "throw...before swine" in paragraph 10?
(a) Dust.
(b) Furs.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Diamonds.

4. Paragraph 10 describes how people shout song requests to the singer as if she is what?
(a) A record.
(b) A jukebox.
(c) A stooge.
(d) A robot.

5. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?
(a) Men.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Singers.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?

2. What did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?

3. What does the singer sometimes feel directs her singing according to paragraph 11?

4. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?

5. Occasionally, the song discussed in paragraph 10 will be the only song she will sing if she feels that the front row audience looks like they are what?

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