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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 Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?
(a) Dear boys.
(b) Sycophants.
(c) Men-in-waiting.
(d) Chaperons.

2. 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) Men.
(d) Ladies.

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

4. 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) In the bar after closing.
(d) All the wrong places.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?

2. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

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

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

5. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?

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