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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?
(a) Sing it to sleep.
(b) Soothe it with her voice.
(c) Make it cry.
(d) Make it smile from across the room.

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

4. 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) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(b) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.
(c) People disliked independent Black women.
(d) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.

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

6. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?
(a) Women.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Singers.
(d) Men.

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

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

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

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

11. What type of alcoholic beverage does Lady Day's "dear boys" make her?
(a) Gin and tonics.
(b) Martinis.
(c) Highballs.
(d) Manhattans.

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

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

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

15. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?
(a) She will get mugged.
(b) She will get lost.
(c) She will skip the show.
(d) She might be late.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?

5. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?

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