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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 will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?
(a) Watch rom-coms with her.
(b) Bring cigarettes and alcohol.
(c) Make her dinner.
(d) Take her shopping.

2. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?
(a) Terylene and gold.
(b) Perfume and fur.
(c) Lipstick and diamonds.
(d) Twinset and pearls.

3. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Eleanora Fagan.
(d) Lady Day.

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

5. 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 miss a performance.
(c) She might get a sock to the jaw.
(d) She might have her contract cancelled.

Short Answer Questions

1. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?

2. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?

3. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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