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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 was the name of the dance that marked the beginning of the Sixties?

2. Why did Ike want to marry Tina?

3. Who is the white girl Ike hired to be an Ikette?

4. With whom does Tina stay while her parents are working away?

5. What did Ike do when some boys harassed Bonnie in Kentucky?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ike meet Tina?

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

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

4. How did Tina meet Ike Turner?

5. Who was Rhonda Graam and what was her role in Ike and Tina's life?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Tina Turner as a child.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does she mean by calling it I, TINA? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting and time period for Tina's childhood. What was America like during this time period? What was the American South like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Tina, her family and friends?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the late 1950s and why the time was right for Ike and Tina's music to emerge. What were the rebellious trends coming out of California at the time? Why was black music considered elite among young white kids during this time?

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