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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?

2. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?

3. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?

5. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?

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