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

2. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?
(a) Sycophants.
(b) Groupies.
(c) Star struck women.
(d) Dear boys.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?

2. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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

4. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?

5. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?

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