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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Katie Smith.
(b) Ali Smith.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Bailey Smith.

2. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Love, music, money, smokes.
(b) Clothing, houses, cars.
(c) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(d) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.

3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
(a) In a diamond encrusted cigarette box.
(b) In a pearl-encrusted cigarette box.
(c) In the pack they came in.
(d) In a sterling silber cigarette box.

4. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her manager.
(c) Her confidant.
(d) Her sister.

5. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?
(a) Sycophants.
(b) Dear boys.
(c) Star struck women.
(d) Groupies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?

2. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

3. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

4. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?

5. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?

2. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?

3. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?

4. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?

5. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?

6. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?

7. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?

8. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

9. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?

10. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?

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