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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. Which of the following characterizes Tina's feelings about Ike during this period?

2. What did Tina get out of the divorce settlement?

3. Which group invited Ike and Tina to go on tour?

4. How did the hotel manager know Tina was in danger?

5. What was the name of the last Top 30 hit that Ike and Tina had together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did a psychic tell Tina about her career?

3. What were the circumstances around Tina's abortion?

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

5. What was the state of Ike and Tina's career in the mid 1970s?

6. What were the circumstances around Tina's suicide attempt?

7. Describe Ike's deterioration in light of Tina's success in TOMMY?

8. What did Tina do for the first time in Dallas in July of 1976?

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

10. What was Tina's role in TOMMY and who were some of the other stars involved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Prejudice and discrimination against Negroes was a fact of life during Tina's childhood and early career. What limitations did Tina struggle against? How did racial discrimination hold her back? How did Ike and Tina capitalize on being black in the music world? What prejudices did they experience even when they were celebrities? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Tina Turner was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Tina's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

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