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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?
(a) Tilly.
(b) Tallulah.
(c) Lolah.
(d) Lolita.

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

3. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?
(a) Shield.
(b) Armor.
(c) Fake.
(d) Facade.

4. The speakers says that Lady Day knows a voice has the same thing to do as what instruments?
(a) A drum, a flute, a baritone.
(b) A violin, guitar, and cello.
(c) A sax, or trumpet or piano.
(d) A xylophone, a zither, a harmonica.

5. Paragraph 11 begins by listing things people do not want to hear about regarding the singer. What are some of these things?
(a) Dogs and babies.
(b) Fans and agents.
(c) Drinks and men.
(d) Friends and lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?

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

3. What does the speaker say Lady Day will do after opening her vanity case at the start of paragraph 6?

4. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?

5. What does the singer sometimes feel directs her singing according to paragraph 11?

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