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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 ran away.
(b) She gave her to an ex-lover.
(c) She died.
(d) She gave her to a fan.

2. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
(a) Her best girlfriend.
(b) The clarinet player.
(c) Her manager.
(d) The drummer.

3. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) A performer at heart.
(b) An elegant woman.
(c) A loner.
(d) A man's lady.

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

5. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?
(a) Egyptian Death Mask.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Emaciated.
(d) Skeletal.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

4. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?

5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

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