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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?
(a) Lost and confused.
(b) Arrogant and materialistic.
(c) Broken and misused.
(d) Shattered and lonely.

2. What does the speaker mean in paragraph 5 when she says, "There was no way to be in the world like that, not back then"?
(a) People disliked independent Black women.
(b) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.
(c) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(d) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.

3. 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 did not write it.
(b) It was written for another singer.
(c) She does not know they lyrics.
(d) It is not in her key.

4. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They trust strangers easily.
(b) They bark at strangers.
(c) They are wide open to the world.
(d) They lie and cheat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?

2. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?

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

4. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?

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

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