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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. Who was Tina's cousin who was killed in a car accident?

2. What was the name of the club in Ripley where Tina's family goes for entertainment?

3. Where did Tina's father move after his second marriage failed?

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

5. What club did Ike and Tina play in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ike meet Tina?

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

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

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

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

7. What was Ike and Tina's household like in Los Angeles?

8. What roles did Ike and Tina assume in the revue when they moved to Los Angeles?

9. Describe Tina's older sister.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tina admitted that she should not have stayed with Ike as long as she did because of the abuse. Why did Tina stay after she was abused the first time? What was her internal need that would allow her to be abused on a regular basis? What would Tina advise a woman today if she were to find herself in a toxic relationship? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Hatred takes on an almost human persona in second part of the book. What was the source of the hatred? Why was the hatred pervasive? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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