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

2. How old was Tina when she moved to St. Louis?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 10.

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

4. To what city had Tina's mother moved unexpectedly?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Chicago.

5. Who is Tina's mother?
(a) Cinda.
(b) Zelma.
(c) Delores.
(d) Mae.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical event occurs in 1941 that also changes Tina's life?

2. What was the first instrument Ike played?

3. What was the name of the dance that marked the beginning of the Sixties?

4. To what did Tina attribute the band's dry spell?

5. Why was having sex with Rhonda a special thrill for Ike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tina meet her first love, Harry Taylor?

2. Who was Ann Cain and what role did she have in Ike and Tina's life?

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

4. How did Ike meet Tina?

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

6. When did Ike and Tina begin their relationship?

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

8. Who was Rhonda Graam and what was her role in Ike and Tina's life?

9. What were the circumstances under which Ike first beat Tina?

10. Where did the Bullock family live after the jobs ended in Nashville?

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