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

2. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Lillies.
(c) Gardenias.
(d) Chrysanthemum.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?

4. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?

5. What phrase is used to describe Lady Day's near death experience in paragraph 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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