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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Broken and misused.
(c) Shattered and lonely.
(d) Arrogant and materialistic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

4. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?

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

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