View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Her tattered stockings.
(b) Her pajamas and slippers.
(c) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(d) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.

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

3. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
(a) She moves to the country.
(b) She finds a husband.
(c) She stops performing.
(d) She gets a dog.

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. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Men.
(b) Managers.
(c) Agents.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 656 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample