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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 did Anita spend her winter at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What was Anita's first marriage built upon?

5. In Chapter 3, who heard Anita sing in the middle of her job shifts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anita's life at age 14.

2. Describe Anita and Don's relationship.

3. Where did Anita work when she was 16?

4. Describe James.

5. Why did Anita run away in Chapter 1?

6. Describe Aunt Belle.

7. Describe how Gladys and James became married.

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

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

10. Who is Gene Kruppa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Anita had to do in order to play at cabarets in New York City, and its level of importance to Anita and her career.

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

Analyze and describe Joe the piano player's relationship to John and Anita and the detrimental results of his stay.

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