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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 trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They trust strangers easily.
(b) They bark at strangers.
(c) They lie and cheat.
(d) They are wide open to the world.

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

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

4. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) An elegant woman.
(b) A man's lady.
(c) A loner.
(d) A performer at heart.

5. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She is wealthy.
(c) She is unattached.
(d) She is famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?

2. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?

3. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

4. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?

5. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?

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