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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

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

3. What does the speaker say Lady Day will do after opening her vanity case at the start of paragraph 6?

4. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?

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

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