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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. How long did Anita and John have a relationship?

2. Who was arrested for possession and contributing to the delinquency of a 17 year old?

3. What did Anita have to pass to obtain a permit to perform?

4. What was foreclosed of Anita and John's?

5. Where does Joe now currently reside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Norman Granz?

2. Describe Vido Musso.

3. How did Anita feel about the band in Chapter 6?

4. What did Anita do before Carl was shipped to war?

5. What were the results of Anita's diagnosis?

6. What did John fear after Joe stayed with he and Anita?

7. Who is John Poole?

8. What was the difference with pop and rock and roll artists to jazz artists?

9. Describe what happened to Gene while Anita was on her leave of absence from the band.

10. Who was Joe from Boston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Anita's time at the Off-Beat and Chelsea Hotel, and how this particular time was significant to Anita's beginning use of drugs and alcohol.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Anita's childhood and how it differed from most other childhood's during the Depression.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the paradox of Anita's setting when and where she realized her love and passion for singing. How was this setting somewhat paradoxical?

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