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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 Anita and Carl do before he shipped out for war?

2. What illness did John develop?

3. What was Anita NOT considered to be, Chapter 12?

4. How long did Anita ride her career crest?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to John in Chapter 12?

2. Describe the types of songs Anita sang in Chapter 8.

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

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

5. Who is Norman Granz?

6. Describe Carl's role in the war and what he and Anita did just before the war ended.

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

8. Describe what happened to Gene while Anita was on her leave of absence from the band.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Anita's childhood and how it differed from most other childhood's during the Depression.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Anita's relationship with Carl Hoff from it's beginning to its end, and its effect or detriment to Anita.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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