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

2. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?
(a) Singers.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

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

4. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?
(a) Dear boys.
(b) Sycophants.
(c) Chaperons.
(d) Men-in-waiting.

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

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

3. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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