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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 5 - 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?
(a) She gave her to a fan.
(b) She died.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She gave her to an ex-lover.

2. What did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?
(a) She nibbled her toes.
(b) She barked in her ear.
(c) She bit her wrist.
(d) She licked her eye socket.

3. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?
(a) Levi.
(b) Pippie.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Pepi.

4. What does the speaker mean in paragraph 5 when she says, "There was no way to be in the world like that, not back then"?
(a) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.
(b) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(c) People disliked independent Black women.
(d) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.

5. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?
(a) Tilly.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Tallulah.
(d) Lolah.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?

4. What does the speaker say Lady Day will do after opening her vanity case at the start of paragraph 6?

5. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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