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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. What did Gladys discover before she got married?

2. Where does Chapter 3 find Anita?

3. What did James NOT do?

4. What was the result of James' behavior?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the Off-Beat was.

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

3. Describe Gladys.

4. Describe Martha Raye.

5. What eventually happened to Don and Anita?

6. Describe Anita and Don's relationship.

7. Describe Anita's life at age 14.

8. Describe James.

9. Describe how Gladys and James became married.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Anita to those she describes on "skid row". Discuss what skid row is and its significance to Anita and her career.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Anita's time at the Off-Beat and Chelsea Hotel, and how this particular time was significant to Anita's beginning use of drugs and alcohol.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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