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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 is the father of Tina's child?

2. How old was Tina when she got pregnant?

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

4. How long do Tina's parents live away from their daughters due to work circumstances?

5. What was Ike Turner's given name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the source of detachment that Tina felt from her mother?

4. Describe Tina's older sister.

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

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

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

8. How did Ike meet Tina?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about black women would Tina have carried with her throughout her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What impact did Tina's estranged relationship with her mother have on Tina's life? What emotional wounds did Tina suffer? How did the rejection by her mother impact Tina's relationships with other people? Was it part of Tina's inability to stand up to Ike and stop the abuse? Did Tina feel like she deserved to be abused because she was unworthy? State your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Tina Turner. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What is her primary motivation at this point in her life?

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