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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 paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A baby.
(d) A parent.

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) She did not write it.
(c) It was written for another singer.
(d) It is not in her key.

3. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Love, music, money, smokes.
(b) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(c) Clothing, houses, cars.
(d) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?

2. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?

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

4. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?

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

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