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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5: Uptown, Walking on the Wild Side, Oh, For the Life of a Girl Singer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Anita born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1919.

2. What did Gladys have to do to support herself and her daughter?
(a) Worked in a night club.
(b) Go to work.
(c) Make Anita perform for money.
(d) Sell her paintings.

3. What were dance marathons called?
(a) Runathons.
(b) Dance 'til you drop.
(c) Danceathons.
(d) Walkathons.

4. What does Anita note that her mother did not have in her life during her growing up years?
(a) Friends or a boyfriend.
(b) A boyfriend or a social life.
(c) A social life with people who care about her.
(d) Friends or a social life.

5. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?
(a) Sad and miserable.
(b) Happy and joyful.
(c) Disruptive and emotionally bankrupt.
(d) Lonely but happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anita feel she meant to her mother when she was growing up?

2. What did the guest staying with Anita and her mom show towards Anita?

3. Where did Anita's crush in Chapter 3 play the drums?

4. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?

5. Where did Anita spend her summers?

(see the answer key)

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