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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Ella Fitzgerald.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Eleanora Fagan.
(d) Lady Day.

2. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?
(a) Chrysanthemum.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Lillies.
(d) Gardenias.

3. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?
(a) Flying to the great white light.
(b) Hanging off the pearly gates.
(c) Hand and hand with God.
(d) Floating toward the heavens.

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

5. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Fans.
(b) Agents.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?

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

3. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?

4. What are all the people waiting downstairs for Lady Day "involved in" according to paragraph 8?

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

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