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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. Bangs describes a fantasy about eating ______ out of Elvis Presley's dead body, or part of the body to become Elvis himself.

2. In the essay "Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves", Bangs lists ways that ______ is unique, including the fact that he is willing to interview with Bangs again.

3. "Growing Up True is Hard to Do" is a review of Bob Seger's album ______.

4. The way the woman finally is able to get rid of him is ______ and making him famous.

5. Bangs describes "Lost Highway" as being marked by a certain cultural ______, especially when it comes to race.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bangs argue about the music that Lou Reed makes when it is good?

2. What does Bangs conclude about the performances of Pop when he sees the show at the beginning of this chapter?

3. What does Bangs say is the most important ways in which Lou Reed is unique?

4. What does Bangs believe hints to Pop's isolation in the music world when he is reviewing a show?

5. What happens when a person buys the fictitious Rolling Stones album that Bangs describes in this section?

6. Why is it difficult for Bangs to see Elvis as a tragic character in the music world?

7. What do the man and the woman realize about themselves and about the things they share in common?

8. What does Bangs tell readers to read when they decide they want to read something?

9. What does Bangs believe about the music of Bob Seger when he reviews his album?

10. What is it about Hell's music that disturbs Bangs, according to the way he writes about the music?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The interpretation of song lyrics can be tricky and dependent on the person who does the translating.

Part 1: Do you think it's possible to definitively state that a song means one thing?

Part 2: Do you think you are objective when it comes to the interpretation of song lyrics?

Part 3: How do you think a person could be positive about the meaning of a song?

Essay Topic 2

Reed and Bangs are insulting each other when they are first talking to each other the interview they have in the book.

Part 1: Why do you think the two men decide to insult each other when they are talking?

Part 2: Do you think it's good form to insult another person you are interviewing?

Part 3: How do you think Bangs should have treated Reed in that particular interview?

Essay Topic 3

Bangs begins to wonder if the maniacal performances by Pop and his audience aren't a reflection of a sickness in the singer and in the crowd.

Part 1: Do you think that Pop is trying to be crazy or do you think he actually is?

Part 2: Why do you think that Bangs has changed the way he looks at punk music?

Part 3: How do you think that Pop and his audience could be more controlled without being less enjoyable?

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