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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 did Tina do to help stay calm?

2. How did Tina get a private suite and security at another hotel with no money?

3. In what country was the song "River Deep-Mountain High" a big hit?

4. How much money did Tina have with her when she ran away from Ike in Dallas?

5. In what countries was Tina's music still popular?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Davies manage to get Tina's single career launched in the United States?

2. How did Tina finally secure a record contract with Capitol Records as a single artist?

3. What changes did Davies advise Tina to make in her act?

4. Although "River Deep-Mountain High" was a flop in America, it was a hit in Europe and launched what phase of Tina's life?

5. Who became Tina's new manager and where did her career as a single performer launch?

6. How did Buddhism help Tina begin to heal her life?

7. Even though they are playing in Las Vegas, why did Ike and Tina still fall short of superstar status?

8. How did Ike's cocaine habit worsen his physical abuse of people?

9. How was Ike's abuse escalating out of control?

10. How was Tina able to get a hotel room in Dallas with no money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Ike and Tina's careers blossomed in the 1960s, a time of great upheaval in America. What were the issues facing black people in the 1960s? How were Ike and Tina discriminated against in their career? What impact did the Civil Rights movement have on their lives short term and long term? Explain.

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