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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offered Anita the job as female vocalist at twice what Gene paid her?
(a) Woody Herman.
(b) Herman Woods.
(c) Woody Hermann.
(d) Woods Hersemen.

2. What was Anita ready for when she was released from prison?
(a) To sing.
(b) To see her mom.
(c) To rejoin the music world.
(d) To see Carl.

3. What did the band Anita played with in Chapter 7 do in their free time?
(a) Cleaned the ship.
(b) Read and played bridge.
(c) Played poker.
(d) Had jam sessions.

4. What did the people find who raided Carl and Anita's home?
(a) A bag of marijuana.
(b) A needle for heroine.
(c) Some heroine.
(d) A bag of cocaine.

5. Where was Joe the piano player from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Detroit.
(d) New York.

6. Where does Anita return to in Chapter 7?
(a) Miami.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) California.

7. How long did Anita ride her career crest?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 6 months.

8. What does Anita feel life on the road leads to?
(a) Stress.
(b) Ambivalence.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Hardships.

9. Where did Anita reunite with Carl after traveling on the road?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Las Vegas.

10. What were Anita's physical conditions after she re-joined Gene's band?
(a) Overworked and not eating.
(b) Overworked but healthy.
(c) Overworked and underpaid.
(d) Underpaid and underfed.

11. What was the name of the club Musso had a long term engagement with?
(a) Club Starlite.
(b) Starlight Cafe.
(c) Club Lights.
(d) Club Stars.

12. Where did Anita go on tour with Benny Goodman?
(a) Germany.
(b) Sweden and Germany.
(c) Africa.
(d) Sweden.

13. What do Chapters 6 through 9 show the reader about Anita's life?
(a) Failure and success.
(b) Addiction.
(c) The roller coaster existence of a musician's life.
(d) Heartbreak.

14. Who did Carl buy a piece of property with?
(a) Ramond For.
(b) Rayson Fromm.
(c) Ray Forman.
(d) Forman Rays.

15. What did Anita and Carl do before he shipped out for war?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Went to dinner.
(c) Went on a walk.
(d) Married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Poole?

2. What does Anita say about her time spent in prison?

3. What was the Village Vanguard?

4. What did Granz produce with Buddy Bergman?

5. In Chapter 7, who replaced Anita in the band?

(see the answer keys)

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