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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much could one earn in a dance marathon?

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

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

4. Where did Anita stay when Don was away from her?

5. In Chapter 2, what did Gladys allow Anita to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Gladys.

3. Describe Anita and Don's relationship.

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

5. What eventually happened to Don and Anita?

6. How does Chapter 2 end?

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

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

9. Describe what the Off-Beat was.

10. Why did Anita run away in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Anita's childhood and how it differed from most other childhood's during the Depression.

Essay Topic 2

Explain and discuss Anita's setback after she published "High Times, Hard Times" and why it was difficult for her to have the contents of her life so exposed to the public.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Anita that lived during the Great Depression to the Anita that lived during World War II. How are they similar and how do they differ?

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