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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 had also moved in with Tina's mother?

2. Who was the young girl that Ike brought in to watch the kids and keep house?

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

4. Where did Ike want to move to become a big star?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the extent of Ike's infidelity?

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

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

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

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

6. How did Tina meet Ike Turner?

7. What was the nature of Tina's relationship with Harry Taylor?

8. Why did Ike and his band settle in St. Louis, Missouri?

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

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

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

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 3

Explain why Tina was such a sensation during the 1960s. What was it about her talent and style that was so distinctive? How was she different from so many of the other girls on the music scene at the time? How much of Tina's performance was inherent and how much was for show?

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