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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Newark.
(d) Chicago.

9. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?
(a) Lost and confused.
(b) Shattered and lonely.
(c) Broken and misused.
(d) Arrogant and materialistic.

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

11. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) A man's lady.
(b) A loner.
(c) An elegant woman.
(d) A performer at heart.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?

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

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

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