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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Harmonica Frank - 1951.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) Harmonica Frank.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Little Richard.

2. Who said "I played rock and roll before I ever heard of Elvis Presley. I saw him in Memphis before he ever made a record"?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Little Richard.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

3. Who wrote the book discussed in the Prologue?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) Nicholas Sparks.
(c) Irwin Shaw.
(d) Erich Segal.

4. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?
(a) Redefine love.
(b) Make music for money.
(c) Create oneself.
(d) Entertain.

5. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) Carl Perkins.
(c) Greil Marcus.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following performers will NOT be discussed in Mystery Train?

2. Why does Marcus believe it is important to study the stories of some performers even if the book does not encompass everything?

3. Who said "If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye, and that eye is in the middle of her forehead, you don't keep her in the living room"?

4. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?

5. What book is being discussed on the television show sketch used in the Prologue?

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