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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. Who was Vido Musso?

2. Who did Anita reconnect with in 1947?

3. How long did Anita and John have a relationship?

4. Where did Carl and Anita buy a house when the war was almost over?

5. Who gave Anita and John permission to leave Club Starlite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Joe?

2. Describe Anita and Benny Goodman's relationship.

3. Who is Norman Granz?

4. Describe Vido Musso.

5. Describe the types of songs Anita sang in Chapter 8.

6. How did Anita feel about the band in Chapter 6?

7. What happened to Carl and Anita in Chapter 7?

8. Describe Carl's role in the war and what he and Anita did just before the war ended.

9. Describe what Anita did with Stan Kenton.

10. Who was Joe from Boston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anita and John Poole's relationship. Explain why she was initially fascinated by John and how did it prove to be the worst fascination Anita could have had.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Anita that lived during the Great Depression to the Anita that lived during World War II. How are they similar and how do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anita's time with Gene Kruppa's band and what Anita realized about life on the road through her time traveling to different gigs.

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