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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 happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?
(a) She gave her to a fan.
(b) She gave her to an ex-lover.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She died.

2. What does the speaker say Lady Day will do after opening her vanity case at the start of paragraph 6?
(a) Shake, rattle, and roll.
(b) Swoon and croon.
(c) Boogie woogie.
(d) Take a trip on the light fantastic.

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

4. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
(a) In a diamond encrusted cigarette box.
(b) In a sterling silber cigarette box.
(c) In a pearl-encrusted cigarette box.
(d) In the pack they came in.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?

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

3. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?

4. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?

5. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?

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