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

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

3. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(b) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.
(c) Love, music, money, smokes.
(d) Clothing, houses, cars.

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Boston.

5. 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 kinds of places.
(c) All the wrong places.
(d) In the bar after closing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?

3. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?

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"?

5. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?

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