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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anita find pleasure in during her adolescence?
(a) Movies and tv.
(b) Summer and dinnertime.
(c) Music and her summers.
(d) Music and poetry.

2. What was the result of James' behavior?
(a) He lost his home.
(b) He went bankrupt.
(c) Gladys divorced him.
(d) He lost his job.

3. What was the person building who heard Anita sing in the middle of her shifts?
(a) A new theatre.
(b) An amphitheatre.
(c) A new club, the Off- Beat.
(d) Nothing.

4. Who is Anita's idol in Chapter 3?
(a) Martha Raye.
(b) Marta Reesen.
(c) Mary Rave.
(d) Martha Rye.

5. What happened to the person who stayed with Anita and her mom during Chapter 2?
(a) He was injured in the field.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She was left by her husband.
(d) He was left by his wife.

6. What was Anita faced with that made her runaway from home?
(a) Failing grades.
(b) A new step dad.
(c) Acne.
(d) A new school.

7. Who was always around Anita and her first husband?
(a) Don's mother.
(b) Don's daughter.
(c) Anita's son.
(d) Anita's mother.

8. Who did Anita travel with during her time she ran away?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Truckers.
(d) Families.

9. Which of the following was NOT used to describe James in Chapter 1?
(a) Drinker.
(b) Womanizer.
(c) Gambler.
(d) Stable.

10. What happened during Anita's first sexual encounter?
(a) She became pregnant.
(b) She got really sick.
(c) She was raped.
(d) She bled for 3 days.

11. In Chapter 3, how much older was Anita's crush than she was?
(a) 7 years older.
(b) 12 years older.
(c) 11 months older.
(d) 11 years older.

12. What happened to the entertainment group towards the end of Chapter 3?
(a) They begin to fight.
(b) They want to go on tour.
(c) They begin to hate their lives.
(d) They begin to break up.

13. How old is Anita in Chapter 3?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) It doesn't say.
(d) 16 years old.

14. Where did Anita's crush in Chapter 3 play the drums?
(a) The Virgin Record Store.
(b) The Venus.
(c) The Vialago.
(d) In the streets.

15. How much could one earn in a dance marathon?
(a) Gift certificates.
(b) The title.
(c) A trophy.
(d) A substantial amount for the times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were dance marathons called?

2. Who did Anita become infatuated with in Chapter 3?

3. Who did Anita jam with during her time at Off-Beat?

4. What did Gladys discover before she got married?

5. Who was born after Gladys and her first husband moved?

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