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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. Why did political activist, Eldridge Cleaver, not want to go to jail?
2. Whom did Bob Dylan claim was "America's greatest poet"?
3. What did Seale attempt to use as a political threat?
4. What was Elvis called in the beginning of his career?
5. What does Sly shout back at the band in "Africa Talks to You 'the Asphalt Jungle'"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Elvis," Marcus discusses the Pink Cadillac as being the downfall of Elvis. What does the Pink Cadillac symbolize and how is it Elvis' downfall?
2. In "Randy Newman," does Randy Newman care if he is popular or not?
3. According to Marcus in "Elvis," what are Elvis Presley's roots?
4. According to Marcus in "Randy Newman" what is a shared culture? Why is the shared culture important?
5. What is the epitaph written by John Hurt? Why does Marcus include the Stag-o-lee epitaph at the end of "Sly Stone: The Myth of Staggerlee"?
6. What type of risk does Randy Newman make in his music? What risk does he avoid?
7. According to Marcus in "Randy Newman," what is important about the Beach Boys? (101)
8. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," why did Sly Stone create the album Riot ?
9. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," how does the music produced by Sly and the Family Stone resemble freedom?
10. Why did Marcus entitle a section "Mystery Train" in "Elvis"? Why is this also the title of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Harmonica Frank once compared himself to Elvis Presley and claimed to be the actual originator of rock 'n' roll. However, Elvis popularized the style which is why he often gets the credit. In an essay compare and contrast the lives, styles, and careers of Harmonica Frank and Elvis Presley.
Essay Topic 2
Elvis is a man but he is also a symbol. In an essay discuss at least three concepts that Elvis came to symbolize. How does he symbolize these concepts? What did he do to reinforce these conceptions?
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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