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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) Who to love and who to hate.
(b) What to do, think, say and eat.
(c) Where to go and who to interact with.
(d) When to sleep and how to act.

2. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?
(a) When people who complain get to meet her backstage.
(b) When the audience gets their money back.
(c) As soon as she starts to sing.
(d) When the audience thinks she has performed well.

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

4. What does the speaker say some people would do to a dog like Pepi "just for something to do" (para. 6)?
(a) Kick her.
(b) Pet her.
(c) Scold her.
(d) Steal her.

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?
(a) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(b) Her tattered stockings.
(c) Her pajamas and slippers.
(d) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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

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

5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

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