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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Gladys marry first?
(a) James Colton.
(b) Jim Colton.
(c) James Cotton.
(d) Jimmy Cotton.

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

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

4. What was Anita's first marriage built upon?
(a) Friendship where sex was frowned upon.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Love.
(d) Lust.

5. Who did Anita become infatuated with in Chapter 3?
(a) Donny Cartersville.
(b) Don Carter.
(c) Carter Deems.
(d) Donny Cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anita note that her mother did not have in her life during her growing up years?

2. Who did Anita spend her summers with?

3. What happened briefly that brought some happiness to the family in Chapter 1?

4. What did Anita find pleasure in during her adolescence?

5. What did Anita live for throughout Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Don Carter?

2. Describe what the Off-Beat was.

3. Describe how Gladys and James became married.

4. Describe the people Anita says could not maintain a menial job, like "regular folks".

5. Who is Gene Kruppa?

6. Who is Carl Hoff?

7. Describe what happened after Anita's first sexual encounter.

8. Describe Martha Raye.

9. How does Chapter 2 end?

10. Describe the advertisement Anita saw in Chapter 2.

(see the answer keys)

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