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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Ike beat Tina for the first time?
(a) She forgot to bring beer home.
(b) She went out with somebody else.
(c) She had an off night on stage.
(d) She said she didn't want a personal relationship with him.

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

5. How old was Tina when she joined the Baptist Church choir in Springdale, Tennessee?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ike do when some boys harassed Bonnie in Kentucky?

3. Where did the Kings of Rhythm find a permanent place to play in East St. Louis?

4. Which of the following did Tina find stressful about being a rising recording star?

5. In what city was Ike Turner born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances under which Anna Mae transitioned into Tina Turner?

2. When did Ike and Tina begin their relationship?

3. How did Ike form his group, the Kings of Rhythm, and what influence did B.B. King have on his career?

4. Why did Tina's parents live away from their daughters for two years?

5. What happened the first and only time Ike hired a white girl to be an Ikette?

6. What were the circumstances of Ike and Tina's marriage?

7. How did wigs become a signature part of Tina's act?

8. What did Tina like about staying with her grandmother?

9. What was Ike Turner's given name and where was he born?

10. What did Tina's parents do that eventually broke up the family?

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