Crazy They Call Me Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Crazy They Call Me Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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) The State Theater.
(c) Symphony Hall.
(d) NYC Music Hall.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

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

3. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?

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

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

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