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

2. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?
(a) They only associated with her because she was famous.
(b) She had had affairs with their husbands.
(c) They were childhood friends.
(d) They were lovers.

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

4. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Pippie.
(c) Levi.
(d) Pepi.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?

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

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

5. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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