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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did Gladys allow Anita to do?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Travel throughout the Midwest.
(c) Work in a bar, singing.
(d) Move in with her boyfriend.

2. What was the person building who heard Anita sing in the middle of her shifts?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A new club, the Off- Beat.
(c) An amphitheatre.
(d) A new theatre.

3. Where did Anita move after she rejected her second marriage proposal?
(a) To Kitty Davis.
(b) To her old house.
(c) With her mother and Belle.
(d) To a run down hotel.

4. In Chapter 3, who heard Anita sing in the middle of her job shifts?
(a) Carl Cons.
(b) Charles Connerly.
(c) Charlie Thornton.
(d) Charleston Cons.

5. Who did Anita travel with during her time she ran away?
(a) Truckers.
(b) Policemen.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Families.

6. Who is Gladys?
(a) Anita's sister.
(b) Anita's mother.
(c) Anita's grandmother.
(d) Anita's teacher.

7. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?
(a) A brief remarriage of Gladys and James.
(b) A brief remarriage of Glady and Jimmy.
(c) A long vacation.
(d) A new house.

8. Why did Anita begin to use marijuana and alcohol regularly?
(a) The older crowd she hung out with did so.
(b) To be cool.
(c) She needed a stress relief.
(d) To fit in.

9. What happened to the person who stayed with Anita and her mom during Chapter 2?
(a) He was injured in the field.
(b) He was left by his wife.
(c) She was raped.
(d) She was left by her husband.

10. What did James NOT do?
(a) Provide for his family.
(b) Was abusive.
(c) Drank.
(d) Gambled.

11. In Chapter 3, what was Anita offered?
(a) A performance contract and a nice raise.
(b) A marriage proposal.
(c) To move to New York.
(d) To be the lead singer in Kitty Davis.

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

13. What did Anita show her talent was, during her first performance at the Off-Beat?
(a) Improvisation.
(b) Her guitar skills.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her piano skills.

14. Which of the following was NOT used to describe James in Chapter 1?
(a) Gambler.
(b) Stable.
(c) Drinker.
(d) Womanizer.

15. Who did Anita end up dating while she was still married?
(a) Paul Whiteman.
(b) Gene Kruppa.
(c) No one.
(d) Carl Hoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anita long for during Chapter 2?

2. How long did Anita play for her first set at Off-Beat?

3. What did Anita see an advertisement for in Chapter 2?

4. What happened to the entertainment group towards the end of Chapter 3?

5. Where did Anita stay when Don was away from her?

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