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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
(a) It is not home.
(b) It is home.
(c) She envies it.
(d) She thinks it is pathetic.

4. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?
(a) They only associated with her because she was famous.
(b) They were lovers.
(c) She had had affairs with their husbands.
(d) They were childhood friends.

5. 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) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(b) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.
(c) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.
(d) People disliked independent Black women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?

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

4. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?

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

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