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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) Pet her.
(d) Kick her.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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) People disliked independent Black women.
(c) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.
(d) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?

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

5. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?

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