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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 addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
4. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
5. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?
2. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?
3. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
4. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?
5. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?
6. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?
7. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?
8. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?
9. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?
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 describing the imagery used in "Crazy They Call Me." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the ending of "Crazy They Call Me." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 3
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
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