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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Lady Day said to wear "nice and thick" (para. 1) on her wrist?
(a) Platinum.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Diamonds.
2. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?
(a) The State Theater.
(b) Symphony Hall.
(c) NYC Music Hall.
(d) Carnegie Hall.
3. 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.
4. 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 oldest Terylene housedress.
(b) Her ill-fitting hand-me-downs.
(c) Her tattered stockings.
(d) Her pajamas and slippers.
5. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?
(a) Take her shopping.
(b) Make her dinner.
(c) Bring cigarettes and alcohol.
(d) Watch rom-coms with her.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Italian landlady tell Lady Day she can be for her in paragraph 2?
2. Why does the subject say she does not sing the song with lyrics "Take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
3. What does the story's subject always wear, according to paragraph 1 in "Crazy They Call Me"?
4. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?
5. What word in the first paragraph indicates that the subject of the story is a performer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
2. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?
3. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?
4. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?
5. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?
6. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?
7. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?
8. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?
9. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?
10. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?
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