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

2. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?
(a) Broken and misused.
(b) Shattered and lonely.
(c) Arrogant and materialistic.
(d) Lost and confused.

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 ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(c) Her tattered stockings.
(d) Her oldest Terylene housedress.

4. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Silver.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Gold.

5. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) She is famous.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is unattached.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?

2. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?

3. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?

4. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?

5. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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