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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 can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?
(a) Make it cry.
(b) Sing it to sleep.
(c) Soothe it with her voice.
(d) Make it smile from across the room.

2. What do audiences seek in Lady Day's face, according to paragraph 9?
(a) Her sadness.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her wisdom.
(d) Her soul.

3. What are all the people waiting downstairs for Lady Day "involved in" according to paragraph 8?
(a) Her image.
(b) Her personal life.
(c) Her repertoire.
(d) Her bills.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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