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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 have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) A man's lady.
(b) A loner.
(c) An elegant woman.
(d) A performer at heart.

2. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

3. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
(a) Stage.
(b) Audience.
(c) Microphone.
(d) Playbill.

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

5. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Clothing, houses, cars.
(b) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(c) Love, music, money, smokes.
(d) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?

3. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?

4. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?

5. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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