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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?
(a) She nibbled her toes.
(b) She barked in her ear.
(c) She licked her eye socket.
(d) She bit her wrist.

3. 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) Aunt, godmother, and nursemaid.
(c) Mother, sister, wife.
(d) Singer, songwriter, performer.

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

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

6. What are all the people waiting downstairs for Lady Day "involved in" according to paragraph 8?
(a) Her repertoire.
(b) Her bills.
(c) Her personal life.
(d) Her image.

7. 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.

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

9. What does the speaker say Lady Day will do after opening her vanity case at the start of paragraph 6?
(a) Shake, rattle, and roll.
(b) Swoon and croon.
(c) Boogie woogie.
(d) Take a trip on the light fantastic.

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

11. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?
(a) She gave her to a fan.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She died.
(d) She gave her to an ex-lover.

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

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

14. What do audiences seek in Lady Day's face, according to paragraph 9?
(a) Her wisdom.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her sadness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?

2. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?

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

4. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?

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

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