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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 is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Platinum.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

2. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
(a) Newark.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is famous.
(b) She is unattached.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is wealthy.

4. 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 ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(b) Her pajamas and slippers.
(c) Her tattered stockings.
(d) Her oldest Terylene housedress.

5. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
(a) It is not home.
(b) It is home.
(c) She envies it.
(d) She thinks it is pathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?

2. What do people love to talk about in reference to Lady Day's singing?

3. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?

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

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"?

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