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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?
(a) Self destruction.
(b) Self care.
(c) Pretending.
(d) Protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?
(a) Boyfriends.
(b) Fans.
(c) Family.
(d) Business-minded fellows.

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

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

13. 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 might be late.
(c) She will get lost.
(d) She will skip the show.

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

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

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 does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?

4. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?

5. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?

(see the answer keys)

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