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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ended the family's temporary happiness in Chapter 1?
(a) James moved out again.
(b) James proved to be as irresponsible as before.
(c) They had to sell their house.
(d) James took all of Gladys's money.

2. What was Gladys NOT, during the time Anita was growing up?
(a) A giving person.
(b) A loving mom.
(c) A demonstrative person.
(d) A happy person.

3. How old is Anita in Chapter 3?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) It doesn't say.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

4. What did Anita's crush teach her to play?
(a) The bass guitar.
(b) The violin.
(c) The piano.
(d) The drums.

5. What did the guest staying with Anita and her mom show towards Anita?
(a) More love than her mom.
(b) Less compassion than her mom.
(c) The same care as her mom.
(d) More empathy than her mom.

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

7. Where did Anita spend her summers?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Memphis.

8. What did Anita do with the money she won in the dance contest?
(a) Went to the movies and dinner with it.
(b) Spent it on clothes.
(c) Spent it on food.
(d) Gave it to her mother.

9. What did Anita feel she meant to her mother when she was growing up?
(a) She was replaceable.
(b) She was extra baggage.
(c) She was a mistake.
(d) She was expensive.

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

11. What did Anita find pleasure in during her adolescence?
(a) Movies and tv.
(b) Music and poetry.
(c) Summer and dinnertime.
(d) Music and her summers.

12. What was the result of James' behavior?
(a) Gladys divorced him.
(b) He lost his home.
(c) He lost his job.
(d) He went bankrupt.

13. Where did Anita spend her winter at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Florence.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Miami.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were dance marathons called?

2. What did Anita begin to do to make money in Chapter 3?

3. Who is Carl Hoff?

4. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?

5. In Chapter 2, what did Gladys allow Anita to do?

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