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

2. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
(a) Miss Crawford.
(b) Miss Hayworth.
(c) Miss Davis.
(d) Miss Hepburn.

3. 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.

4. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?
(a) They are loyal.
(b) They are her source of strength.
(c) They are men.
(d) They use her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

5. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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