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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 do audiences seek in Lady Day's face, according to paragraph 9?
(a) Her soul.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her sadness.
(d) Her wisdom.

2. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
(a) She stops performing.
(b) She gets a dog.
(c) She finds a husband.
(d) She moves to the country.

3. What did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?
(a) She licked her eye socket.
(b) She nibbled her toes.
(c) She bit her wrist.
(d) She barked in her ear.

4. What is Lady Day said to wear even while boiling an egg?
(a) Terylene and gold.
(b) Perfume and fur.
(c) Twinset and pearls.
(d) Lipstick and diamonds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?

2. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?

3. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?

4. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?

5. Why do dogs remind Lady Day of herself?

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