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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city was Ike Turner born?
(a) Butte, Montana.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Clarksdale, Mississippi.
(d) San Diego, California.

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

4. With whom does Tina stay while her parents are working away?
(a) Her godmother.
(b) Her maternal grandmother.
(c) Her mother's sister.
(d) Her paternal grandmother.

5. Alline is ________________ older than Tina.
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

6. Where did Ike buy a house with upfront money from a recording contract?
(a) South Los Angeles.
(b) Miami.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) San Diego.

7. What did Ike name the back-up singers in the group?
(a) Groovettes.
(b) Little Tinas.
(c) Raylettes.
(d) Ikettes.

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

9. Where did the Kings of Rhythm find a permanent place to play in East St. Louis?
(a) Club Manhattan.
(b) The Dixie Drive-In.
(c) Club Havana.
(d) Blues and Grill.

10. What substance did Ike begin to use during this period?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) LSD.
(d) Cocaine.

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

12. How can Tina best be characterized as a child?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Moody.
(c) Shy.
(d) Sensitive.

13. To what did Tina attribute the band's dry spell?
(a) The discord in the band.
(b) Ike's limited composing skills.
(c) Ike's bad temper.
(d) Her changing voice.

14. What did Tina think when "Fool in Love" is released by Ike and Tina Turner?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She's OK with it.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She doesn't like it.

15. Which of the following does Tina have during most nights on stage?
(a) Facial injury.
(b) Limp.
(c) Audience participation.
(d) Stage fright.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tina when she joined the Baptist Church choir in Springdale, Tennessee?

2. What was Tina's relationship with her mother?

3. Why did Bonnie not last as an Ikette?

4. What was Tina Turner's given name?

5. Who is the father of Tina's child?

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