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

2. How did someone describe Lady Day's face after she "got skinny" according to paragraph 9?
(a) Skeletal.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Egyptian Death Mask.
(d) Emaciated.

3. In paragraph 7, what are some things the speaker says people are always telling babies?
(a) Where to go and who to interact with.
(b) Who to love and who to hate.
(c) When to sleep and how to act.
(d) What to do, think, say and eat.

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

5. Where is Lady Day said to be "not afraid to look for love" in paragraph 5?
(a) In the bar after closing.
(b) All kinds of places.
(c) All the wrong places.
(d) At the bottom of a highball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paragraph 7 says that Lady Day would stay longer if only she did not have to do what?

2. Paragraph 7 starts by saying that Lady Day can be the most wonderful what "when the mood takes" her?

3. What does the speaker say Lady Day and her dog Pepi are?

4. What are all the people waiting downstairs for Lady Day "involved in" according to paragraph 8?

5. What does Lady Day no longer wear in her hair that Billie used to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does the speaker compare Lady Day to her dog Pepi?

2. What situation is described in paragraph 6 that involved Pepi being the only thing would could save Lady Day?

3. Who are the "business-minded fellows" waiting for Lady Day in paragraph 8 and why are they there?

4. Paragraph 7 says that most would not guess that Lady Day was what?

5. How is Lady Day's relationship with babies described in paragraph 7?

6. How is the makeup and hair Lady Day wears described in paragraph 9? What is it meant to do?

7. According to paragraph 9, what feedback did the singer receive after losing weight?

8. In what ways does the speaker excuse the singer even if she is late for a performance in paragraph 8?

9. Who do you think Tallulah is and how is she described in paragraph 5?

10. Why do you think Lady Day's relationships with other women did not last?

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