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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. When did Tina begin to feel a change within herself?

2. What did Tina do for the first time after Ike brutally beat her in Dallas?

3. Tina got free from Ike after how many years of being with him?

4. What magazine published an account of Ike and Tina's life that infuriated Ike?

5. Which of the following starred in the movie, TOMMY, with Tina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances of Tina's falling ill with tuberculosis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would black women have had lonely lives in America in the mid 20th century? Why would Tina have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Ike Turner? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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