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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?
(a) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(b) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(c) Her tattered stockings.
(d) Her pajamas and slippers.

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

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

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

13. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?
(a) Groupies.
(b) Sycophants.
(c) Dear boys.
(d) Star struck women.

14. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) Carnegie Hall.
(b) Symphony Hall.
(c) The State Theater.
(d) NYC Music Hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

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

4. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?

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

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