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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. How did Ben Brierly torment Marianne Faithfull?

2. How does Faithfull characterize her early relationship with Ben Brierly?

3. What does Faithfull say was Dylan's reaction when they saw each other again?

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

5. What did Paddy Rossmore do when he found out about Faithfull's drug addiction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faithfull describe the agony of addiction?

2. Describe Marianne Faithfull's domestic life with Mick Jagger.

3. Describe Faithfull's first overdose.

4. What trauma accompanied Faithfull's breakup with Jagger?

5. Describe Marianne Faithfull's relationship with Ben Brierly.

6. Describe Marianne Faithfull's reunion with Bob Dylan.

7. Describe Marianne Faithfull's relationship with Howard Tose.

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

9. Describe Faithfull's experience as Ophelia.

10. Describe Faithfull's dream about Mick Jagger.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Faithfull's most important work? Was it a song, an album, or a work of a different kind?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of person would find Marianne Faithfull's memoir inspiring? What kind of person would find it disgusting? Working from the text, describe four or five personality types who would react to 'Faithfull' differently.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of 'Faithfull.' Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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