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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the record produced for Ike's group by Sam Phillips?
(a) Rocket Ride.
(b) Rockin' Rocket.
(c) Rocket to Nowhere.
(d) Rocket 88.

2. Why was having sex with Rhonda a special thrill for Ike?
(a) She was underage.
(b) She looked like a younger Tina.
(c) She was a beautiful white girl.
(d) She truly loved him.

3. Who was the young white girl Ike brought in for household duties?
(a) Rielle Galloway.
(b) Rhonda Graam.
(c) Rhoda Goran.
(d) Randa Garrison.

4. With which of the following did Tina never get involved?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Red Cross.
(d) Volunteer groups.

5. Why was Tina hospitalized which ended up stressing Ike?
(a) Mono.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Sepsis.

6. What was Tina's relationship with her mother?
(a) Detached.
(b) Cordial.
(c) Inseparable.
(d) Close.

7. Which of the following roles did Ann Cain fill in the Turner household?
(a) All of these.
(b) Business manager.
(c) Ike's lover.
(d) Housekeeper.

8. Where did Ike and Tina get married?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) New York.

9. What band did Tina and Alline go to East St. Louis to see?
(a) B.B. King.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm.
(d) Bo Diddley.

10. What was the name of the club in Ripley where Tina's family goes for entertainment?
(a) Eddie's.
(b) The Last Chance.
(c) The Hole.
(d) Mercury Lounge.

11. On what did Tina's family rely for all their music?
(a) The radio.
(b) A phonograph.
(c) Church.
(d) Community dances.

12. Why did Tina need to find a new place to live?
(a) She got pregnant.
(b) Her grandmother died.
(c) She flunked out of school.
(d) Her grandmother's house burned down.

13. What historical event occurs in 1941 that also changes Tina's life?
(a) Women's right to vote.
(b) The Civil Rights movement.
(c) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(d) The Great Depression.

14. How can Tina best be characterized as a child?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Shy.
(d) Moody.

15. What was the first instrument Ike played?
(a) Piano.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following physical characteristics was Tina born with?

2. Which of the following did Tina find stressful about being a rising recording star?

3. What did Ike do with the $40,000 upfront money from a recording contract?

4. What did Tina think when "Fool in Love" is released by Ike and Tina Turner?

5. When was Tina Turner born?

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