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1. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?

Eleanor Fagan is Billie Holiday's birth name. Eleanor is described as a "broken, misused little girl" (para.1).

2. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?

The speaker suggests that the type of girl who can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" is the kind "who gets a smile from a cop even if she's crossing Broadway in her oldest Terylene housedress" (para. 1).

3. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?

Lady day wears furs and diamonds, pearls and twinset and has an alligator bag.

4. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?

Lady Day is "holed up in Newark" (para. 2) where she is performing.

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