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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. In what city was Ike Turner born?

2. Which of the following roles did Ann Cain fill in the Turner household?

3. What is the name of Tina's second child?

4. Why was Ike not interested in Tina as a girlfriend?

5. What song did Ike write for someone else and Tina ended up doing the demo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ann Cain and what role did she have in Ike and Tina's life?

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

3. What were the circumstances of Ike and Tina's marriage?

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

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

6. How did Ike meet Tina?

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

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

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

10. What type of music did Tina like during high school in the 1950s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does she mean by calling it I, TINA? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 2

What impact did Tina's estranged relationship with her mother have on Tina's life? What emotional wounds did Tina suffer? How did the rejection by her mother impact Tina's relationships with other people? Was it part of Tina's inability to stand up to Ike and stop the abuse? Did Tina feel like she deserved to be abused because she was unworthy? State your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Tina Turner. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What is her primary motivation at this point in her life?

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