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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 other musicians might "more serious" (para. 12) people ask the singer about?
(a) Smith and Simone.
(b) Porter and Gerswhin.
(c) Fitzgerald and Vaughn.
(d) Armstrong, Lester, and Basie.

2. Who are the people wearing "fancy furs" and discussing Miss Day's singing style at the start of paragraph 10?
(a) Her entourage.
(b) Dear boys.
(c) White ladies.
(d) Old girls.

3. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?
(a) Facade.
(b) Fake.
(c) Armor.
(d) Shield.

4. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A cat.
(b) A baby.
(c) A dog.
(d) A parent.

5. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?
(a) Self care.
(b) Self destruction.
(c) Pretending.
(d) Protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. What was the singer once arrested for, according to the final paragraph in "Crazy They Call Me"?

3. What does the speaker say people are in paragraph 10 after describing audience members?

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

5. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?

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