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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Gold.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Silver.
(d) Platinum.

3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
(a) In the pack they came in.
(b) In a sterling silber cigarette box.
(c) In a diamond encrusted cigarette box.
(d) In a pearl-encrusted cigarette box.

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

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

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

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

8. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?
(a) Terylene and gold.
(b) Lipstick and diamonds.
(c) Twinset and pearls.
(d) Perfume and fur.

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

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

11. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?
(a) Take her shopping.
(b) Make her dinner.
(c) Bring cigarettes and alcohol.
(d) Watch rom-coms with her.

12. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Katie Smith.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Bailey Smith.
(d) Ali Smith.

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

14. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
(a) She does not know they lyrics.
(b) She did not write it.
(c) It was written for another singer.
(d) It is not in her key.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?

3. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?

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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