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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. Where do Tina's parents go to apply for work in a plant to make military materials?

2. To what city does Tina travel to visit her parents while they are working away?

3. Who was the young white girl Ike brought in for household duties?

4. How many kids were living with Ike and Tina in the Los Angeles house?

5. Who had also moved in with Tina's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tina's older sister.

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

3. What was Tina Turner's given name and where was she born?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

From what you can glean from Tina's descriptions of her mother? Create a brief character study of Tina's mother. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What made her abandon her daughters? How did she reconcile with them? What emotional damage was done? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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