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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. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?
(a) When the audience thinks she has performed well.
(b) When people who complain get to meet her backstage.
(c) As soon as she starts to sing.
(d) When the audience gets their money back.

2. What type of alcoholic beverage does Lady Day's "dear boys" make her?
(a) Highballs.
(b) Martinis.
(c) Manhattans.
(d) Gin and tonics.

3. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?
(a) She will get mugged.
(b) She will get lost.
(c) She will skip the show.
(d) She might be late.

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

5. What happened to the big dog Lady Day used to have?
(a) She gave her to a fan.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She died.
(d) She gave her to an ex-lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker mean in paragraph 5 when she says, "There was no way to be in the world like that, not back then"?

2. Why do dogs remind Lady Day of herself?

3. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?

4. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?

5. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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