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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. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
(a) She envies it.
(b) It is not home.
(c) She thinks it is pathetic.
(d) It is home.

2. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A cat.
(b) A baby.
(c) A dog.
(d) A parent.

3. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) The State Theater.
(b) Symphony Hall.
(c) NYC Music Hall.
(d) Carnegie Hall.

4. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?
(a) She might have her contract cancelled.
(b) She might get a sock to the jaw.
(c) She might miss a performance.
(d) She might perform poorly the next day.

5. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?
(a) Terylene and gold.
(b) Twinset and pearls.
(c) Perfume and fur.
(d) Lipstick and diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?

2. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?

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

4. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?

5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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