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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 did Ben Brierly and Marianne Faithfull have in common with Sid Vicious?

2. How did Oliver Musker demonstrate his devotion to Marianne Faithfull?

3. To whom was 'Strange Weather' dedicated?

4. Why did Jagger stop inviting Faithfull to dine out with him?

5. How does Faithfull characterize Soho society in the early 1970s?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Contrast this visit with the last previous visit between Faithfull and Dylan.

3. How does Faithfull describe the agony of addiction?

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

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

6. How did Broken English have negative consequences for Faithfull and Ben Brierly?

7. Describe Faithfull's first overdose.

8. Describe Faithfull's experience as Ophelia.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does 'Faithfull' tell us about the changes that were taking place in culture in the 1960s? Is her perspective very useful for making this portrait, or is it too personal? How does Faithfull herself try to answer this question about the times and events taking place around her?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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