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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Chaperons.
(d) Men-in-waiting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?

3. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?

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

5. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?

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