View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
(a) Playbill.
(b) Stage.
(c) Microphone.
(d) Audience.

2. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Second.
(d) Third person limited.

3. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) NYC Music Hall.
(b) Carnegie Hall.
(c) Symphony Hall.
(d) The State Theater.

4. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Ella Fitzgerald.
(b) Lady Day.
(c) Eleanora Fagan.
(d) Billie Holiday.

5. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
(a) Miss Davis.
(b) Miss Crawford.
(c) Miss Hepburn.
(d) Miss Hayworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

5. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 247 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample