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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. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?
(a) Happy and joyful.
(b) Disruptive and emotionally bankrupt.
(c) Sad and miserable.
(d) Lonely but happy.

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

3. How much could one earn in a dance marathon?
(a) Gift certificates.
(b) A trophy.
(c) The title.
(d) A substantial amount for the times.

4. Where was Anita able to work her way up singing?
(a) Mercury.
(b) The Venus.
(c) Planet Mars.
(d) Planet Earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually proposed marriage to Anita while she was still married to Don?

2. What was Gladys NOT, during the time Anita was growing up?

3. Who were Anita's best friends during her time working in Chapter 3?

4. What ended the family's temporary happiness in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 3, who heard Anita sing in the middle of her job shifts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Carl Hoff?

4. Describe what happened after Anita's first sexual encounter.

5. How does Chapter 2 end?

6. Describe the advertisement Anita saw in Chapter 2.

7. Who is Don Carter?

8. Describe Gladys.

9. What eventually happened to Don and Anita?

10. Why did Anita run away in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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