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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. What magazine published an account of Ike and Tina's life that infuriated Ike?
2. How many suitcases did Tina take with her when she ran away from Ike in Dallas?
3. Tina got free from Ike after how many years of being with him?
4. Why did Tina order Ann Thomas to move out of her house?
5. Which of the following is true of Ronnie after his parents' divorce?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Tina do for the first time in Dallas in July of 1976?
2. Although "River Deep-Mountain High" was a flop in America, it was a hit in Europe and launched what phase of Tina's life?
3. What did a psychic tell Tina about her career?
4. How did Davies manage to get Tina's single career launched in the United States?
5. What were the circumstances around Tina's suicide attempt?
6. How did Rhonda Graam try to help Tina get work and what was the major stumbling block?
7. How did Tina manage to get away from Ike in Dallas?
8. How did Ike's beatings of Tina escalate?
9. What were the circumstances of Tina's falling ill with tuberculosis?
10. Even though they are playing in Las Vegas, why did Ike and Tina still fall short of superstar status?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Hatred takes on an almost human persona in second part of the book. What was the source of the hatred? Why was the hatred pervasive? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
From what you can glean from Tina's descriptions of her mother? Create a brief character study of Tina's mother. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What made her abandon her daughters? How did she reconcile with them? What emotional damage was done? Explain.
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