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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. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Gold.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Silver.
2. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
(a) She gets a dog.
(b) She finds a husband.
(c) She moves to the country.
(d) She stops performing.
3. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Eleanora Fagan.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Lady Day.
(d) Billie Holiday.
4. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
(a) The clarinet player.
(b) Her best girlfriend.
(c) Her manager.
(d) The drummer.
5. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is famous.
(b) She is depressed.
(c) She is unattached.
(d) She is wealthy.
Short Answer Questions
1. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?
2. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
3. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
4. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?
5. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
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 per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?
3. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
4. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?
5. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?
6. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?
7. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?
8. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?
9. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?
10. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?
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