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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?
(a) Egyptian Death Mask.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Emaciated.
(d) Skeletal.

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

3. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
(a) Microphone.
(b) Playbill.
(c) Stage.
(d) Audience.

4. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Go on dates.
(c) Pay her bills.
(d) Clean her house.

5. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?
(a) Family.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Business-minded fellows.
(d) Fans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?

2. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?

3. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?

4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?

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

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