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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Ali Smith.
(c) Bailey Smith.
(d) Katie Smith.
2. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
(a) She does not know they lyrics.
(b) She did not write it.
(c) It is not in her key.
(d) It was written for another singer.
3. The subject says she does not have the luxury like some women do to have a cop smile at her even while wearing what?
(a) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(b) Her pajamas and slippers.
(c) Her oldest Terylene housedress.
(d) Her tattered stockings.
4. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Second.
5. What is Lady Day said to give away at the end of paragraph 2?
(a) Make-up, money, drinks, laughs.
(b) Clothing, houses, cars.
(c) Love, music, money, smokes.
(d) Minks, diamonds, pearls, and gold.
6. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
(a) The clarinet player.
(b) Her manager.
(c) The drummer.
(d) Her best girlfriend.
7. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?
(a) Take her shopping.
(b) Make her dinner.
(c) Watch rom-coms with her.
(d) Bring cigarettes and alcohol.
8. Lady Day is said to be able to stay out all night, even though what might happen?
(a) She might miss a performance.
(b) She might perform poorly the next day.
(c) She might get a sock to the jaw.
(d) She might have her contract cancelled.
9. In what way is Lady Day's life different from most other women according to paragraph 3?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She is wealthy.
(c) She is unattached.
(d) She is famous.
10. What does paragraph 4 say about Lady Day's best girlfriends?
(a) They are men.
(b) They are her source of strength.
(c) They use her.
(d) They are loyal.
11. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
(a) Her fur.
(b) Her leather.
(c) Her gold earrings.
(d) Her silk.
12. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?
(a) Groupies.
(b) Sycophants.
(c) Dear boys.
(d) Star struck women.
13. What is Lady Day said to have always been in paragraph 4?
(a) A loner.
(b) A man's lady.
(c) An elegant woman.
(d) A performer at heart.
14. What does paragraph 3 imply that most other women have waiting for them at home, which Lady Day does not?
(a) A parent.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A baby.
15. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Newark.
(d) Los Angeles.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the story's subject not wish to be mistaken for at the start of "Crazy They Call Me"?
2. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she always looks like to her?
3. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
4. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day no longer able to play?
5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
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