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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What band did Tina and Alline go to East St. Louis to see?
(a) The Rolling Stones.
(b) Bo Diddley.
(c) Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm.
(d) B.B. King.

2. What was the name of the club in Ripley where Tina's family goes for entertainment?
(a) The Hole.
(b) Eddie's.
(c) The Last Chance.
(d) Mercury Lounge.

3. What did Ike use to hit Tina the first time he beat her?
(a) A ball bat.
(b) A fireplace poker.
(c) A wire hanger.
(d) A man's shoe stretcher.

4. Who was the white couple Tina worked for as a girl?
(a) The Millers.
(b) The Sanderses.
(c) The Hendersons.
(d) The McKinneys.

5. Who had also moved in with Tina's mother?
(a) Sam.
(b) Alline.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Barb.

6. Which of the following did Tina find stressful about being a rising recording star?
(a) Buying new wigs.
(b) Sleeping in cheap hotels.
(c) Traveling on the road.
(d) Signing autographs.

7. What was Tina's relationship with her mother?
(a) Detached.
(b) Inseparable.
(c) Cordial.
(d) Close.

8. How did Tina feel about being married to Ike?
(a) Take it or leave it.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Cautiously optimistic.

9. When did Tina become pregnant with Ike's child?
(a) Just when Ike takes up again with his wife.
(b) Just before she graduated high school.
(c) Just after they got married.
(d) Just after they got engaged.

10. Who is Tina's father?
(a) Raymond.
(b) William.
(c) Richard.
(d) James.

11. Who was the first boy Tina loved?
(a) Harry Timmons.
(b) Hank Teaford.
(c) Henry Thompson.
(d) Harry Taylor.

12. What was Ike Turner's given name?
(a) Isaac Luster Turner.
(b) Isaiah Justice Turner.
(c) Dwight Louis Turner.
(d) Izear Luster Turner.

13. On what did Tina's family rely for all their music?
(a) Community dances.
(b) Church.
(c) The radio.
(d) A phonograph.

14. Why did Ike want to marry Tina?
(a) To have more children.
(b) So he could control her.
(c) He wanted to be with her forever.
(d) He never loved anyone like Tina.

15. How many kids were living with Ike and Tina in the Los Angeles house?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tina throw at Ann Cain one night?

2. Why was Tina hospitalized which ended up stressing Ike?

3. What was the first instrument Ike played?

4. What was Tina's first impression of Ike Turner?

5. Who was the young girl that Ike brought in to watch the kids and keep house?

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