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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. Where was Trilby or Betty playing by Chapter 3?

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

3. How old is Anita in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, what was Anita offered?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Aunt Belle.

2. Describe Gladys.

3. Describe what the Off-Beat was.

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

5. Who is Gene Kruppa?

6. Describe how Gladys and James became married.

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

8. Why did Anita run away in Chapter 1?

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

10. What eventually happened to Don and Anita?

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

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

Discuss how Planet Mars initiated Anita into the crowds and mentality of jazz musicians and what it enabled her to do.

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