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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 song does the speaker say not everyone is going to "get" in paragraph 10?
(a) Strange Fruit.
(b) Summertime.
(c) God Bless the Child.
(d) Fine and Mellow.

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

3. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?
(a) When the audience gets their money back.
(b) When people who complain get to meet her backstage.
(c) When the audience thinks she has performed well.
(d) As soon as she starts to sing.

4. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?
(a) Soothe it with her voice.
(b) Make it cry.
(c) Sing it to sleep.
(d) Make it smile from across the room.

5. What does the singer sometimes feel directs her singing according to paragraph 11?
(a) Her past sorrows.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her ancestors.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is repeated to describe what happens when the singer phrases in a way she has never done or heard before?

3. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?

4. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?

5. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?

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