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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
(a) Her manager.
(b) Her best girlfriend.
(c) The drummer.
(d) The clarinet player.

2. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) An elegant woman.
(b) A man's lady.
(c) A performer at heart.
(d) A loner.

3. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?
(a) Soothe it with her voice.
(b) Make it cry.
(c) Make it smile from across the room.
(d) Sing it to sleep.

4. What other female singers of the time are referenced in paragraph 10?
(a) Rita and Sue.
(b) Eileen and Margo.
(c) Ella and Sarah.
(d) Nina and Simone.

5. How does the speaker describe what it is like to stand on stage at the start of paragraph 10?
(a) It is constant humiliation.
(b) It is like being a god.
(c) It is like giving your all.
(d) It is like eating your own heart out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker say each room must be turned into in order to accommodate the song discussed in paragraph 10?

3. What do audience members drink in paragraph 10?

4. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?

5. What is Lady Day's little dog's name?

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