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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?
(a) Perfect strangers.
(b) Soul mates.
(c) Arch enemies.
(d) Best friends.

3. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) In the bar after closing.
(b) All kinds of places.
(c) All the wrong places.
(d) At the bottom of a highball.

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

5. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?
(a) Dear boys.
(b) Men-in-waiting.
(c) Chaperons.
(d) Sycophants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?

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

3. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?

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

5. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?

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