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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker say some people would do to a dog like Pepi "just for something to do" (para. 6)?
(a) Kick her.
(b) Steal her.
(c) Pet her.
(d) Scold her.

2. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?
(a) Lover, housekeeper, and dog-mom.
(b) Singer, songwriter, performer.
(c) Aunt, godmother, and nursemaid.
(d) Mother, sister, wife.

3. What are the people who offer to walk Lady Day to the club worried might happen if they do not?
(a) She will skip the show.
(b) She will get lost.
(c) She will get mugged.
(d) She might be late.

4. Who waits for Lady Day downstairs at the start of paragraph 8?
(a) Business-minded fellows.
(b) Fans.
(c) Boyfriends.
(d) Family.

5. What does the speaker say Lady Day will do after opening her vanity case at the start of paragraph 6?
(a) Shake, rattle, and roll.
(b) Take a trip on the light fantastic.
(c) Swoon and croon.
(d) Boogie woogie.

6. What does the speaker mean in paragraph 5 when she says, "There was no way to be in the world like that, not back then"?
(a) Interracial relationships were illegal.
(b) Being a single parent was seen as disgraceful.
(c) People disliked independent Black women.
(d) Being openly gay was not accepted at that time.

7. At which point does Lady Day think "all is forgiven" (para. 8) during a show?
(a) As soon as she starts to sing.
(b) When the audience gets their money back.
(c) When people who complain get to meet her backstage.
(d) When the audience thinks she has performed well.

8. What does Lady Day call the men who offer to walk her to the club in paragraph 8?
(a) Chaperons.
(b) Men-in-waiting.
(c) Sycophants.
(d) Dear boys.

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

10. What word does the speaker use to describe Lady Day's hair and make-up in paragraph 9?
(a) Fake.
(b) Armor.
(c) Facade.
(d) Shield.

11. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?
(a) Soul mates.
(b) Best friends.
(c) Arch enemies.
(d) Perfect strangers.

12. Paragraph 9 ends by saying Lady Day paints her face as a form of what?
(a) Pretending.
(b) Protection.
(c) Self care.
(d) Self destruction.

13. What did Pepi do to bring Lady Day back to life after others had failed?
(a) She licked her eye socket.
(b) She bit her wrist.
(c) She barked in her ear.
(d) She nibbled her toes.

14. What trait do dogs and Lady Day share that the speaker refers to as "a big risk" (para. 6)?
(a) They trust strangers easily.
(b) They bark at strangers.
(c) They lie and cheat.
(d) They are wide open to the world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Lady Day do when she sees a baby according to paragraph 7?

2. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?

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

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

5. What does paragraph 5 imply about Lady Day's relationship with certain women?

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