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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. Who was born after Gladys and her first husband moved?

2. What did Anita feel she meant to her mother when she was growing up?

3. Who did Gladys marry first?

4. Who did Anita become infatuated with in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Chapter 3 find Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe James.

2. Who is Gene Kruppa?

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

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

5. Why did Anita run away in Chapter 1?

6. Describe the advertisement Anita saw in Chapter 2.

7. Describe Anita's life at age 14.

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

9. What eventually happened to Don and Anita?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anita's time with Gene Kruppa's band and what Anita realized about life on the road through her time traveling to different gigs.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Anita's final withdrawal and who, what and why she was ultimately able to recover from her heroin addiction. How did this give Anita the chance to reach the success she always dreamed of?

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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