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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. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) All the wrong places.
(b) At the bottom of a highball.
(c) All kinds of places.
(d) In the bar after closing.

2. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?
(a) Fake.
(b) Facade.
(c) Shield.
(d) Armor.

3. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They trust strangers easily.
(b) They are wide open to the world.
(c) They lie and cheat.
(d) They bark at strangers.

4. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?
(a) Egyptian Death Mask.
(b) Skeletal.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Emaciated.

5. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?
(a) Soul mates.
(b) Arch enemies.
(c) Best friends.
(d) Perfect strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do dogs remind Lady Day of herself?

2. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?

3. What does the speaker say some people would do to a dog like Pepi "just for something to do" (para. 6)?

4. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?

5. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does the speaker excuse the singer even if she is late for a performance in paragraph 8?

2. In what ways does the speaker compare Lady Day to her dog Pepi?

3. What situation is described in paragraph 6 that involved Pepi being the only thing would could save Lady Day?

4. Who do you think Tallulah is and how is she described in paragraph 5?

5. How is the makeup and hair Lady Day wears described in paragraph 9? What is it meant to do?

6. According to paragraph 9, what feedback did the singer receive after losing weight?

7. Who are the "business-minded fellows" waiting for Lady Day in paragraph 8 and why are they there?

8. Why do you think Lady Day's relationships with other women did not last?

9. How is Lady Day's relationship with babies described in paragraph 7?

10. Paragraph 7 says that most would not guess that Lady Day was what?

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