View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ike enjoy being in Los Angeles?

2. Where did Tina move to be with her mother?

3. Who is Tina's father?

4. What is Tina's son's name?

5. What was the name of the dance that marked the beginning of the Sixties?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Ike and Tina begin their relationship?

2. What did Tina like about staying with her grandmother?

3. How did Ike form his group, the Kings of Rhythm, and what influence did B.B. King have on his career?

4. How did wigs become a signature part of Tina's act?

5. Describe Tina's older sister.

6. What was Ike and Tina's household like in Los Angeles?

7. What was the nature of Tina's relationship with Harry Taylor?

8. What was Ike Turner's given name and where was he born?

9. What did Tina's parents do that eventually broke up the family?

10. How did Tina meet her first love, Harry Taylor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about black women would Tina have carried with her throughout her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the late 1950s and why the time was right for Ike and Tina's music to emerge. What were the rebellious trends coming out of California at the time? Why was black music considered elite among young white kids during this time?

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 914 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample