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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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 happened to the person who stayed with Anita and her mom during Chapter 2?
(a) She was raped.
(b) He was left by his wife.
(c) She was left by her husband.
(d) He was injured in the field.

3. Where was Trilby or Betty playing by Chapter 3?
(a) Outside in the streets.
(b) A bar.
(c) Planet Venus.
(d) Kitty Davis.

4. What did Anita long for during Chapter 2?
(a) Love.
(b) A lifestyle more appropriate for adults.
(c) Affection.
(d) A lifestyle of freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT used to describe James in Chapter 1?

2. Where did Anita spend her summers?

3. What did Anita do with the money she won in the dance contest?

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

5. How does Anita describe her mother in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carl Hoff?

2. Describe the people Anita says could not maintain a menial job, like "regular folks".

3. What did Anita demonstrate her first night at the Off-Beat?

4. Describe Aunt Belle.

5. How does Chapter 2 end?

6. Who is Don Carter?

7. Why did Anita give her mom her dance contest money?

8. Describe Martha Raye.

9. Describe James.

10. Why did Anita drown her sorrows in cognac and marijuana in the Chelsea Hotel?

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