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

2. What was Anita's first marriage built upon?
(a) Friendship where sex was frowned upon.
(b) Lust.
(c) Love.
(d) Generosity.

3. Where did the newlywed couple move to?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. What was Anita faced with that made her runaway from home?
(a) Failing grades.
(b) Acne.
(c) A new school.
(d) A new step dad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music did Anita strictly sing in Chapter 4?

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

3. What did Anita show her talent was, during her first performance at the Off-Beat?

4. What did Gladys have to do to support herself and her daughter?

5. Who is Gladys?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Anita feel that her mother felt about her?

2. Describe how Gladys and James became married.

3. Describe James.

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

5. Describe Gladys.

6. Describe Martha Raye.

7. Where did Anita work when she was 16?

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

9. Who is Carl Hoff?

10. Who is Gene Kruppa?

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