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

2. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?
(a) A new house.
(b) A brief remarriage of Gladys and James.
(c) A long vacation.
(d) A brief remarriage of Glady and Jimmy.

3. Who did Anita jam with during her time at Off-Beat?
(a) Kruppas and Whitesmith.
(b) No one special.
(c) Gene and Whitefield.
(d) Gene Krupa and Paul Whiteman.

4. What was the result of James' behavior?
(a) He lost his job.
(b) He went bankrupt.
(c) Gladys divorced him.
(d) He lost his home.

5. Who is Gladys?
(a) Anita's grandmother.
(b) Anita's sister.
(c) Anita's teacher.
(d) Anita's mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Anita grow up believing?

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

4. Where did the newlywed couple move to?

5. Where did Anita spend her summers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gladys allow Anita to do in Chapter 2?

2. Describe James.

3. Who is Carl Hoff?

4. Describe how Gladys and James became married.

5. What was Anita's other talent besides dancing?

6. Describe what the Off-Beat was.

7. Describe Anita's life at age 14.

8. Who is Gene Kruppa?

9. Describe the advertisement Anita saw in Chapter 2.

10. Describe Aunt Belle.

(see the answer keys)

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