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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 prevented her from dying?

2. Who is 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' about, according to Faithfull?

3. Why didn't Faithfull finish the album she was working on in the early 1980s?

4. When did Faithfull meet Dylan again?

5. What made Bianca attractive to Mick Jagger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Faithfull's dream about Mick Jagger.

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

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

7. How does Faithfull describe the agony of addiction?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What does 'Faithfull' tell us about rock n roll culture? Using your analysis of the text, describe rock n roll's relation with other cultures in modern times. What is its place in society?

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