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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 does Faithfull say she learned at Hazelden?

2. What does Faithfull say she felt about Jagger's sleeping with men?

3. What did Dylan tell Faithfull he still had from when they had known each other in the 1960s?

4. What did a reviewer call 'Strange Weather'?

5. What did Andrew Oldham do to cheer Marianne Faithfull up after her overdose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What split Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull up in the 1970s?

2. Describe Faithfull's experience as Ophelia.

3. What ended the relationship between Marianne Faithfull and Ben Brierly?

4. What was Marianne Faithfull's mother's response to her overdose?

5. How does Faithfull describe the agony of addiction?

6. Describe Faithfull's first overdose.

7. How was the Rolling Stones' image changing by the late 1960s?

8. How did Marianne Faithfull get back into making music?

9. How does Faithfull characterize 'Let it Bleed'?

10. Describe Marianne Faithfull's relationship with Lord Paddy Rossmore.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there a tension between allegory and non-fiction in 'Faithfull'? What would you expect from a typical allegory? What would you expect from a non-fiction memoir? What kinds of questions would you like to ask to help determine whether the book is fictionalized or accurate?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How would you characterize the rebellion Faithfull and the Rolling Stones and the counter-culture were making? What were its goals? How did individuals make sense of the chaotic environment differently? Was there one counter-culture, or were there as many counter-cultures as there were people?

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