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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. Why do dogs remind Lady Day of herself?
(a) They love to run.
(b) They sleep during the day.
(c) They give everything they have.
(d) They cheat and lie.

2. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?
(a) Hanging off the pearly gates.
(b) Floating toward the heavens.
(c) Hand and hand with God.
(d) Flying to the great white light.

3. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?
(a) Self care.
(b) Protection.
(c) Self destruction.
(d) Pretending.

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

5. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?
(a) Fans.
(b) Business-minded fellows.
(c) Boyfriends.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?

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

3. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?

4. What do audiences seek in Lady Day's face, according to paragraph 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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