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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 role did Tina play in TOMMY?

2. In what movie did Tina land a part?

3. Which of the following is true of Ronnie after his parents' divorce?

4. Ike never gave Tina _______________.

5. Which group invited Ike and Tina to go on tour?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the state of Ike and Tina's career in the mid 1970s?

2. What did a psychic tell Tina about her career?

3. How did Tina manage to get away from Ike in Dallas?

4. How did Tina finally secure a record contract with Capitol Records as a single artist?

5. How did Tina's career begin to transition after her divorce from Ike?

6. Although "River Deep-Mountain High" was a flop in America, it was a hit in Europe and launched what phase of Tina's life?

7. What were the circumstances of Tina's falling ill with tuberculosis?

8. How did Davies manage to get Tina's single career launched in the United States?

9. What was Ike's behavior when he realized that Tina was not coming back to him?

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

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would black women have had lonely lives in America in the mid 20th century? Why would Tina have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Ike Turner? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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.

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