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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Lady Day keep her cigarrettes?
2. In paragraph 3, how does Lady Day feel about "that world" other women live that she has visited on occasion?
3. In addition to there being "no more Eleanor" (para. 1), who does the narrator say is also gone?
4. What does Lady Day do on the advice of her friends?
5. In paragraph two, in what city is Lady Day performing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What term is used to describe the singer's relationship with men at the start of paragraph 4?
2. How is the singer's relationship with women who live very different lives described in paragraph 3?
3. Who is Eleanor Fagan and how is she described?
4. What is Lady Day doing in Newark in paragraph 2?
5. How does Lady Day dress according to the first paragraph?
6. What does Lady Day do when "clueless bobby-soxers" (para. 2) tell her they loved her Carnegie Hall performance?
7. What does Lady Day do per the advice of her friends after a break-up in paragraph 4?
8. In what ways is the famous singer's life described as different from most women in paragraph 3?
9. Who are the singer's "best girlfriends" as described in paragraph 4?
10. What type of girl does the speaker suggest can sing the song "take back your mink, take back your pearls" (para. 1)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Zadie Smith's "Crazy They Call Me." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Zadie Smith's commentary on gender roles in "Crazy They Call Me." How is this important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how fame plays a part in the short story. What does it represent?
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