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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Anita drown her sorrows in while Don was away?
(a) Cognac and marijuana.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Sleeping pills.
(d) A crazy social life.

3. Who did Gladys marry first?
(a) James Colton.
(b) Jimmy Cotton.
(c) Jim Colton.
(d) James Cotton.

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

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

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

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

8. Who was always around Anita and her first husband?
(a) Don's mother.
(b) Anita's mother.
(c) Don's daughter.
(d) Anita's son.

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

10. What did Anita attend a great deal during her summers?
(a) Theater.
(b) The river.
(c) Camp.
(d) Church.

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

12. Where does Chapter 3 find Anita?
(a) At home.
(b) In school.
(c) In church.
(d) At camp.

13. In Chapter 3, how much older was Anita's crush than she was?
(a) 7 years older.
(b) 12 years older.
(c) 11 years older.
(d) 11 months older.

14. What happened during Anita's first sexual encounter?
(a) She got really sick.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She became pregnant.
(d) She bled for 3 days.

15. What did Gladys discover before she got married?
(a) She hates her life.
(b) She is in love.
(c) She hates her dad.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Anita end up dating while she was still married?

3. What did Anita's idol use to convey the messages of her songs?

4. Who did Anita spend her summers with?

5. Who is Gladys?

(see the answer keys)

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