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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling comes over the singer when she hears these other famous singers according to paragraph 10?
(a) A chill.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Calm.

2. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
(a) Microphone.
(b) Stage.
(c) Audience.
(d) Playbill.

3. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Men.
(b) Agents.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Fans.

4. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?
(a) Fans.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Family.
(d) Business-minded fellows.

5. Who are among the people who talk about Lady Day's singing style as discussed in paragraph 10?
(a) Music students.
(b) Downtown collectors.
(c) Other musicians.
(d) Family members.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?

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

3. Who are the people wearing "fancy furs" and discussing Miss Day's singing style at the start of paragraph 10?

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

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

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