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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 record label finally agreed to record Tina as a single act?

2. What kind of car did Sammy Davis Jr. buy for Tina for appearing in a TV show?

3. Where did Tina do her first lengthy tour out of the country?

4. What intrigued Spector about Ike and Tina's show?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Ike's beatings of Tina escalate?

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

5. Who was Phil Spector and what was his position in the music world in the 1960s?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues and provide examples for each.

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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