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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do dogs remind Lady Day of herself?
(a) They love to run.
(b) They give everything they have.
(c) They sleep during the day.
(d) They cheat and lie.

2. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Egyptian Death Mask.
(c) Skeletal.
(d) Emaciated.

3. What does the speaker say some people would do to a dog like Pepi "just for something to do" (para. 6)?
(a) Steal her.
(b) Kick her.
(c) Scold her.
(d) Pet her.

4. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?
(a) Hanging off the pearly gates.
(b) Flying to the great white light.
(c) Floating toward the heavens.
(d) Hand and hand with God.

5. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Gardenias.
(c) Lillies.
(d) Chrysanthemum.

6. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?
(a) Pepi.
(b) Pippie.
(c) Levi.
(d) Pearl.

7. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They lie and cheat.
(b) They trust strangers easily.
(c) They are wide open to the world.
(d) They bark at strangers.

8. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?
(a) Lover, housekeeper, and dog-mom.
(b) Mother, sister, wife.
(c) Singer, songwriter, performer.
(d) Aunt, godmother, and nursemaid.

9. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?
(a) When the audience thinks she has performed well.
(b) When people who complain get to meet her backstage.
(c) As soon as she starts to sing.
(d) When the audience gets their money back.

10. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?
(a) Shield.
(b) Facade.
(c) Armor.
(d) Fake.

11. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?
(a) Lolah.
(b) Tallulah.
(c) Tilly.
(d) Lolita.

12. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Clean her house.
(c) Pay her bills.
(d) Go on dates.

13. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) What to do, think, say and eat.
(b) When to sleep and how to act.
(c) Where to go and who to interact with.
(d) Who to love and who to hate.

14. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?
(a) They only associated with her because she was famous.
(b) She had had affairs with their husbands.
(c) They were childhood friends.
(d) They were lovers.

15. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?
(a) Perfect strangers.
(b) Arch enemies.
(c) Soul mates.
(d) Best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?

2. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?

3. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?

4. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?

5. What did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?

(see the answer keys)

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