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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 11, it is said that Lady Day's abilities are better than which two American composers?
(a) Copland and Porter.
(b) Porter and Gershwin.
(c) Berlin and Bernstein.
(d) Rodgers and Hammerstein.

2. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?
(a) Pretending.
(b) Self destruction.
(c) Self care.
(d) Protection.

3. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) Where to go and who to interact with.
(b) What to do, think, say and eat.
(c) Who to love and who to hate.
(d) When to sleep and how to act.

4. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They lie and cheat.
(b) They bark at strangers.
(c) They trust strangers easily.
(d) They are wide open to the world.

5. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
(a) Billie.
(b) Lady Day.
(c) Ellie Day.
(d) Miss Fagan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of alcoholic beverage does Lady Day's "dear boys" make her?

3. Paragraph 11 begins by listing things people do not want to hear about regarding the singer. What are some of these things?

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

5. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?

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