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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 paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
3. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
4. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
5. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
2. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?
3. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?
4. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?
5. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?
6. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?
7. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?
8. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?
9. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?
10. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?
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 the symbolic significance Billie Holiday's style, the mink, the jewels, and the make-up, has on the story. Why is her way of dress important and how does it develop the themes of the story? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint
Essay Topic 3
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?
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