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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. 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.

2. In paragraph 3, who does Lady Day drink with until morning after a show?
(a) The clarinet player.
(b) The drummer.
(c) Her manager.
(d) Her best girlfriend.

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

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

5. From what point of view is "Crazy They Call Me" written?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the "little gang" (para. 4) of Lady Day's friends described?

2. Who is the author of "Crazy They Call Me"?

3. What will Lady Day's friends do to support her when someone breaks her heart?

4. The speaker describes "sweet, clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) telling Lady Day they loved seeing her play in which concert hall?

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. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?

3. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?

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

5. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?

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

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

8. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?

9. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?

10. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?

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