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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 5 - 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Silver.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Gold.
(d) Platinum.

2. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A cat.
(b) A parent.
(c) A dog.
(d) A baby.

3. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?
(a) Lillies.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Gardenias.
(d) Chrysanthemum.

4. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?
(a) They were lovers.
(b) They were childhood friends.
(c) They only associated with her because she was famous.
(d) She had had affairs with their husbands.

5. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?
(a) Aunt, godmother, and nursemaid.
(b) Lover, housekeeper, and dog-mom.
(c) Mother, sister, wife.
(d) Singer, songwriter, performer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do audiences seek in Lady Day's face, according to paragraph 9?

3. Who is said to be "too good for this world" at the end of paragraph 6?

4. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?

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

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