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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?

4. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?

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

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