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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. During their first meeting with George Martin, which Beatle did not speak a word?
2. According to George Martin in Chapter 7, Ringo Starr's lack of technical skill was made up for by what?
3. Chapter 1 begins with George Martin waking up where?
4. Who was the sidekick of Jakka the space-boy, a comedic character recorded by George Martin?
5. As explained in Chapter 7, why was George Martin first skeptical about the Beatles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the strong warning behind George Martin's pun on a Beatles song, "All You Need Is Ears"?
2. As described at the end of Chapter 5, what embarrassing and untactful conversation did George Martin have with the director of the Scottish Festival of Male Voice Praise?
3. Why did the Beatles stand up George Martin in 1964, as described in Chapter 1?
4. Whom does George Martin consider to be his fairy godfather, and how did the two meet?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what were George Martin's criticisms of what he described as a lovely villa in Portugal?
6. Why, according to George Martin in Chapter 2, is pop music not a step down from classical?
7. Why does George Martin value the inability of the human voice to stay completely in tune?
8. What was the atmosphere at Parlophone immediately following the retirement of Oscar Preuss, as described by George Martin at the beginning of Chapter 5?
9. What was George Martin's first musical love, and what did he do to understand its construction, as described in Chapter 2?
10. Describe the flat George Martin grew up in, especially its sparse amenities.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the formation of AIR. Detail the design and construction of its first studio in London and its residential studio in Montserrat.
Essay Topic 2
If George Martin can be said to be the protagonist of his own autobiographical story, who are the main antagonists? How did George Martin overcome obstacles set before him by those antagonists? Did he, or his character, learn and grow as the story progressed?
Essay Topic 3
How did George Martin's experiences, recording classical artists and comedians at Parlophone, help to prepare him for his most famous role as the Beatles' producer?
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