View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?
(a) Make her dinner.
(b) Bring cigarettes and alcohol.
(c) Watch rom-coms with her.
(d) Take her shopping.

3. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Newark.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Manhattan.

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

5. Who is Lady Day said to be "wary" (para. 3) of in paragraph 3 of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Men.
(b) Agents.
(c) Managers.
(d) Women.

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

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

8. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) Carnegie Hall.
(b) Symphony Hall.
(c) NYC Music Hall.
(d) The State Theater.

9. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Silver.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Gold.

10. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Bailey Smith.
(c) Ali Smith.
(d) Katie Smith.

11. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
(a) In the pack they came in.
(b) In a sterling silber cigarette box.
(c) In a pearl-encrusted cigarette box.
(d) In a diamond encrusted cigarette box.

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

13. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her manager.
(d) Her confidant.

14. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
(a) It is home.
(b) She thinks it is pathetic.
(c) It is not home.
(d) She envies it.

15. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She is unattached.
(c) She is famous.
(d) She is wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?

2. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?

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

4. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?

5. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 510 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample