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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) All the wrong places.
(b) In the bar after closing.
(c) All kinds of places.
(d) At the bottom of a highball.

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

3. Who is referred to as "that wild girl" in paragraph 5?
(a) Lolita.
(b) Tilly.
(c) Lolah.
(d) Tallulah.

4. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) What to do, think, say and eat.
(b) Who to love and who to hate.
(c) Where to go and who to interact with.
(d) When to sleep and how to act.

5. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?
(a) Men-in-waiting.
(b) Dear boys.
(c) Chaperons.
(d) Sycophants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?

2. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?

3. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

4. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?

5. What type of alcoholic beverage does Lady Day's "dear boys" make her?

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