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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 did the singer wish she said to an interviewer from the Daily News who once asked about how she does not read music?
(a) I AM music.
(b) Neither can you.
(c) I FEEL music.
(d) I don't need to read music to be music.

2. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) All the wrong places.
(b) At the bottom of a highball.
(c) In the bar after closing.
(d) All kinds of places.

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

4. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
(a) Billie.
(b) Ellie Day.
(c) Lady Day.
(d) Miss Fagan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?

2. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

3. Who are the people wearing "fancy furs" and discussing Miss Day's singing style at the start of paragraph 10?

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

5. What does Lady Day "throw...before swine" in paragraph 10?

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