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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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?
(a) Her pajamas and slippers.
(b) Her tattered stockings.
(c) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(d) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.

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

7. 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 did not write it.
(b) It is not in her key.
(c) It was written for another singer.
(d) She does not know they lyrics.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 thinks it is pathetic.
(c) She envies it.
(d) It is home.

15. 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) Arrogant and materialistic.
(c) Lost and confused.
(d) Broken and misused.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

2. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?

3. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?

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

5. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?

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