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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) The State Theater.
(b) NYC Music Hall.
(c) Carnegie Hall.
(d) Symphony Hall.

2. What does the speaker say some people would do to a dog like Pepi "just for something to do" (para. 6)?
(a) Steal her.
(b) Kick her.
(c) Scold her.
(d) Pet her.

3. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?
(a) Terylene and gold.
(b) Twinset and pearls.
(c) Perfume and fur.
(d) Lipstick and diamonds.

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

5. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?
(a) Her tattered stockings.
(b) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(c) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(d) Her pajamas and slippers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?

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

3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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

5. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

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