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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) Symphony Hall.
(b) NYC Music Hall.
(c) The State Theater.
(d) Carnegie Hall.

2. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Lady Day.
(c) Eleanora Fagan.
(d) Ella Fitzgerald.

3. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
(a) She envies it.
(b) It is home.
(c) It is not home.
(d) She thinks it is pathetic.

4. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Managers.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Agents.

5. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Her leather.
(b) Her silk.
(c) Her gold earrings.
(d) Her fur.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the "little girl" (para. 1) the subject does not want to be mistaken for described in paragraph 1?

2. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?

3. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?

4. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?

5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?

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