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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 does Anita return to in Chapter 12?

2. What did Anita refuse to autograph of John's?

3. What did Anita and Carl do before he shipped out for war?

4. Who was Musso's top recording artist?

5. What do Chapters 6 through 9 show the reader about Anita's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Anita did with Stan Kenton.

2. What did Anita have to do to be able to sing in cabarets?

3. Describe Anita and Benny Goodman's relationship.

4. Describe what Chapters 6 through 9 show the reader about Anita's life?

5. What was the difference with pop and rock and roll artists to jazz artists?

6. How did Anita feel about the band in Chapter 6?

7. Who is John Poole?

8. Who was Joe from Boston?

9. What did Anita do before Carl was shipped to war?

10. Who did Anita reconnect with post prison in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anita's relationship with Benny Goodman and how this relationship differs from all others she had.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the paradox of Anita's setting when and where she realized her love and passion for singing. How was this setting somewhat paradoxical?

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