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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?
(a) Dear boys.
(b) Chaperons.
(c) Sycophants.
(d) Men-in-waiting.

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

5. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Men.
(b) Agents.
(c) Fans.
(d) Ladies.

6. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) In the bar after closing.
(b) At the bottom of a highball.
(c) All kinds of places.
(d) All the wrong places.

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

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

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

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

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 gave her to an ex-lover.
(d) She died.

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

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

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

15. What does the speaker mean in paragraph 5 when she says, "There was no way to be in the world like that, not back then"?
(a) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.
(b) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(c) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.
(d) People disliked independent Black women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?

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

3. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?

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

5. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?

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