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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 did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?
(a) She barked in her ear.
(b) She nibbled her toes.
(c) She bit her wrist.
(d) She licked her eye socket.

2. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They are wide open to the world.
(b) They trust strangers easily.
(c) They bark at strangers.
(d) They lie and cheat.

3. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?
(a) Clean her house.
(b) Cook dinner.
(c) Go on dates.
(d) Pay her bills.

4. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) What to do, think, say and eat.
(b) Who to love and who to hate.
(c) When to sleep and how to act.
(d) Where to go and who to interact with.

5. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Fans.
(b) Ladies.
(c) Men.
(d) Agents.

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

3. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?

4. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?

5. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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