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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 are all the people waiting downstairs for Lady Day "involved in" according to paragraph 8?
(a) Her bills.
(b) Her personal life.
(c) Her image.
(d) Her repertoire.

2. What was the singer once arrested for, according to the final paragraph in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Fraternizing with a white man.
(b) Selling drugs.
(c) Stealing from a corner store.
(d) Drinking and driving.

3. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Her silk.
(b) Her leather.
(c) Her fur.
(d) Her gold earrings.

4. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) Second.
(d) Third person omniscient.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other musicians might "more serious" (para. 12) people ask the singer about?

2. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?

3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

4. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

5. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?

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