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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 club did Ike and Tina play in New York?

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

3. What abusive behavior of Ike's had Ann Cain witnessed?

4. What was the name of the record produced for Ike's group by Sam Phillips?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tina Turner as a child.

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

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

4. What type of music did Tina like during high school in the 1950s?

5. What was the state of Ike and Tina's personal relationship in Los Angeles?

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

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

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

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

10. When did Ike and Tina begin their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would black women have had lonely lives in America in the mid 20th century? Why would Tina have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Ike Turner? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Name three hallmarks of popular culture from the 1960s. Describe the movements or trends and give some rationale for their popularity. Why did they ultimately die out? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why were Ike and Tina very popular in Europe even when they were not as hot in America? What were European audiences appreciating in their style that Americans were not? Why was Tina so comfortable in Europe, enough so that she relocated there permanently? Explain.

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