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

2. 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.

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

4. 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) Broken and misused.
(d) Lost and confused.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?

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

5. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?

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