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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 type of music did Harmonica Frank sing?
2. From what feeling does Robert Johnson pull his images?
3. What does Marcus think the performers discussed in the Prologue have in common?
4. In "The Band," Marcus tells that Robbie Robertson believed the "music" came from where?
5. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," how are Robert Johnson's songs relevant even today? What artist's keep his spirit and music alive?
2. In the section entitled "The Weight" in "The Band," what does Dominique Robertson have to say about living in Woodstock? What does this say about community?
3. In "The Band," what happens when the Band plays in San Francisco after releasing their first two albums?
4. Why might "The Band" be subtitled "Pilgrim's Progress"?
5. In "Harmonica Frank - 1951," what exactly is the American spirit that Marcus believes Harmonica Frank brought to rock n' roll?
6. Who is Marcus' audience for Mystery Train and how do you know?
7. Who are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson? Why are they included in the book?
8. Compare and contrast Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson in terms of style. Use details from both "Harmonica Frank - 1951" and "Robert Johnson -1938." How are the two styles similar? What about the lyrics are different?
9. According to Marcus in "The Band," how are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson relevant to The Band?
10. How does Greil Marcus define "artist" in the prologue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Randy Newman's music dripped with satire that many people did not understand. In an essay, analyze two of the songs discussed in Mystery Train. How are they examples of satire? What is satirized? What message is Newman trying to get across?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the images used in one or two of Robert Johnson's songs. What emotions do they convey? What meaning can be derived from his choice of words?
Essay Topic 3
Greil Marcus uses Huck Finn and Captain Ahab as literary allusions throughout Mystery Train. In an essay identify which artists most closely resemble Huck and/or which resemble Captain Ahab. Give details to support your assertions.
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