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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unpublishable Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second essay in the book is a review of Van Morrison's second album called _______.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) Velvet Underground.
(c) Astral Weeks.
(d) Madame George.

2. In his article about Elvis, Bangs describes his experience of telling ______ men about Elvis' death and their lack of care.
(a) Asian.
(b) African.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

3. During his essay on Sham 69, Bangs attempts to emulate their style in his writing and ends every sentence with _______.
(a) An ellipses.
(b) An exclamation point.
(c) A period.
(d) A question mark.

4. The narrator of the story Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung is a ______ year old man explaining rock and roll history to his grandchildren.
(a) Seventy.
(b) Ninety.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Sixty.

5. In "Of Pop and Pies and Fun", Bangs defends the band that is known as the _______, in particular front man Iggy Pop.
(a) The Black Crows.
(b) The Yardbirds.
(c) The Animals.
(d) The Stooges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.

2. When the confrontation escalates, Bangs is arrested by a tenant in the building and charged with _____.

3. Bangs begins the essay "John Coltrane Lives" by describing a recent practice session with his band and discovering a _______ in the apartment, reminding him of Coltrane.

4. Bangs begins his interview with Lou Reed by having an argument with him even though he is Bangs' ______.

5. The essay titled "____ Witch" recommends the album because the band are all sexually frustrated "dorks".

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