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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 addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
(a) Ellie Day.
(b) Lady Day.
(c) Miss Fagan.
(d) Billie.

2. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
(a) She does not know they lyrics.
(b) It was written for another singer.
(c) She did not write it.
(d) It is not in her key.

3. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Her silk.
(b) Her leather.
(c) Her fur.
(d) Her gold earrings.

4. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
(a) Miss Hepburn.
(b) Miss Hayworth.
(c) Miss Crawford.
(d) Miss Davis.

5. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Levi.
(c) Pippie.
(d) Pepi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?

2. What does the speaker say some people would do to a dog like Pepi "just for something to do" (para. 6)?

3. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?

4. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?

5. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?

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