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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary figure does Marcus allude to in "Sly Stone" when identifying how Sly speaks in the music?
(a) Golem.
(b) Frodo.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Ahab.

2. In "Elvis," what song does Elvis make his own by changing the story from hopelessness to hope?
(a) "Baby Let's Play House."
(b) "Mystery Train."
(c) "Pink Cadillac."
(d) "Hound Dog. "

3. Who, according to Marcus, gave Staggerlee the cruelest epitaph?
(a) Eldridge Cleaver.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) John Hurt.
(d) Elvis Presley.

4. 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"?
(a) Erich Segal.
(b) Harmonica Frank.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

5. What is Sam Phillips' profession?
(a) Record producer.
(b) Singer.
(c) Songwriter.
(d) Musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Marcus quote in the beginning to introduce the myth of Staggerlee in "Sly Stone"?

2. In "The Band," what problem does Marcus reveal about The Band's sense of community?

3. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?

4. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?

5. Where are dreams imprisoned according to Marcus in "Sly Stone"?

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