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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 type of alcoholic beverage does Lady Day's "dear boys" make her?
(a) Gin and tonics.
(b) Manhattans.
(c) Highballs.
(d) Martinis.

2. Who will Lady Day's friends quote while trying to comfort her after a brake-up?
(a) Miss Crawford.
(b) Miss Hepburn.
(c) Miss Davis.
(d) Miss Hayworth.

3. Who does the speaker say can be "crazier than a box of frogs" in paragraphs 5 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Agents.
(b) Men.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Fans.

4. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?
(a) They are men.
(b) They are loyal.
(c) They are her source of strength.
(d) They use her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?

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

4. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?

5. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?

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