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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. How old was Tina when she moved to St. Louis?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 10.

2. On what did Tina's family rely for all their music?
(a) Community dances.
(b) Church.
(c) The radio.
(d) A phonograph.

3. What does Tina love about going to her grandmother's Pentecostal Church?
(a) The sermons.
(b) The singing.
(c) Sunday School.
(d) The frenetic dancing.

4. Why did Tina need to find a new place to live?
(a) Her grandmother's house burned down.
(b) She got pregnant.
(c) She flunked out of school.
(d) Her grandmother died.

5. Why did Ike enjoy being in Los Angeles?
(a) He loved fresh fruit and vegetables.
(b) He loved the open air houses.
(c) He could wheel and deal with record producers.
(d) He loved the weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Tina's parents go to apply for work in a plant to make military materials?

2. Who was the young girl that Ike brought in to watch the kids and keep house?

3. What historical event occurs in 1941 that also changes Tina's life?

4. What was the name of the dance that marked the beginning of the Sixties?

5. Who was the white couple Tina worked for as a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What roles did Ike and Tina assume in the revue when they moved to Los Angeles?

2. Describe Tina's older sister.

3. What was the state of Ike and Tina's personal relationship in Los Angeles?

4. How did Tina meet her first love, Harry Taylor?

5. How did wigs become a signature part of Tina's act?

6. What was Ike Turner's given name and where was he born?

7. When did Ike and Tina begin their relationship?

8. What type of music did Tina like during high school in the 1950s?

9. What was the nature of Tina's relationship with Harry Taylor?

10. How did Ike meet Tina?

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