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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 relationship started during 'Performance'?

2. What were Mick Jagger's feelings about the conditions of the place where Faithfull spent time with friend?

3. Why was Faithfull's family in danger during World War II?

4. How does Faithfull characterize her relationship with Jagger when he was first released from prison?

5. What does Faithfull say Jagger channeled into his music?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Faithfull's relationship with Mick Jagger while she was spending time at Courtfield Road?

2. How were the Stones framed for arrest?

3. How did the Stones' image change while Mick Jagger was in prison?

4. What conflict did Marianne Faithfull feel when she got pregnant?

5. Describe Faithfull and the Stones' arrest.

6. What were recording sessions like for Jagger and Faithfull?

7. What was Marianne Faithfull's response when John Dunbar wrote to ask her to come back home?

8. What was Faithfull's relationship with 'As Tears Go By'?

9. Describe the scene at Courtfield Road.

10. Describe Marianne Faithfull's 1965 pregnancy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of 'Faithfull,' Marianne Faithfull says that her mother saw that art was a true aristocracy. Evaluate the value of this statement based on the contents of Faithfull's life.

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the culture of hard drugs and the culture of drugs like marijuana and LSD? What are the differences between druggies and people like Mick Jagger who can just dabble in drug culture without being snared by addiction?

Essay Topic 3

Given the strong presence of the British aristocracy in Faithfull's story, describe how her life would have unfolded differently if Faithfull had been American.

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