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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 for the first time after Ike brutally beat her in Dallas?

2. Who became Tina's new manager?

3. How long did it take Tina to recover from pneumonia?

4. Where did Ike find Tina when she was trying to run away from him?

5. The addition of rock songs into Ike and Tina's R&B sounds was called __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Tina's career begin to transition after her divorce from Ike?

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

9. How did Ike and Tina begin a professional relationship with Phil Spector?

10. How did Tina manage to get away from Ike in Dallas?

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

Explain the impact that Ike's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to be poor and black in the 1930s in America? What stigmas did Ike live with for his entire life? How did Ike attempt to level the racial discrimination playing field in his adult life?

Essay Topic 3

From what you can glean from Tina's descriptions of her mother? Create a brief character study of Tina's mother. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What made her abandon her daughters? How did she reconcile with them? What emotional damage was done? Explain.

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