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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. How long did Anita ride her career crest?

2. Where did Anita go on tour with Benny Goodman?

3. Where does Anita return to in Chapter 12?

4. What year was The Newport Festival a key moment for Anita?

5. What did Anita settle in as before Carl went to war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anita and John's relationship.

2. What happened to Joe?

3. Describe Anita and Benny Goodman's relationship.

4. Describe Anita's first chance to pursue her career as a solo artist.

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

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

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

8. Who was Joe from Boston?

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

10. Describe Anita's health condition at the end of Chapter 12?

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

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

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