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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Lady Day.
(c) Eleanora Fagan.
(d) Ella Fitzgerald.

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

3. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her manager.
(d) Her confidant.

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

5. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
(a) She stops performing.
(b) She moves to the country.
(c) She gets a dog.
(d) She finds a husband.

6. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
(a) The drummer.
(b) The clarinet player.
(c) Her manager.
(d) Her best girlfriend.

7. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?
(a) She might have her contract cancelled.
(b) She might perform poorly the next day.
(c) She might miss a performance.
(d) She might get a sock to the jaw.

8. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?
(a) A disgrace.
(b) A doll.
(c) A lady.
(d) A shell of herself.

9. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Managers.
(b) Agents.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

10. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(b) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.
(c) Clothing, houses, cars.
(d) Love, music, money, smokes.

11. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A baby.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A parent.

12. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

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

14. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?
(a) They are her source of strength.
(b) They use her.
(c) They are men.
(d) They are loyal.

15. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
(a) Miss Crawford.
(b) Miss Hepburn.
(c) Miss Davis.
(d) Miss Hayworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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

3. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?

4. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?

5. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

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