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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?
(a) She might miss a performance.
(b) She might get a sock to the jaw.
(c) She might perform poorly the next day.
(d) She might have her contract cancelled.

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

3. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?
(a) Lolah.
(b) Tallulah.
(c) Tilly.
(d) Lolita.

4. 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) Floating toward the heavens.
(d) Hand and hand with God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

2. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?

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

4. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?

5. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?

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