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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 even while boiling an egg?
(a) Twinset and pearls.
(b) Terylene and gold.
(c) Perfume and fur.
(d) Lipstick and diamonds.

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

3. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?
(a) Her pajamas and slippers.
(b) Her tattered stockings.
(c) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(d) Her oldest Terylene housedress.

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Newark.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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