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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
2. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?
3. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
4. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
5. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?
2. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
3. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?
4. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?
5. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?
6. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?
7. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?
8. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?
9. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?
10. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of "Crazy They Call Me." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Crazy They Call Me" similar or different from her other works?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Zadie Smith's decision to tell the story using the second-person point-of-view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of "Crazy They Call Me." This story is a character study, more an exploration of Billie Holiday’s character than a plot driven narrative. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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