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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slaying the Children, Burying the Dead, Signs of Life Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Van Morrison's second album was released in _____ and Bangs reports that it became a source of hope for him.
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1978.

2. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.
(a) Childish.
(b) Adult.
(c) Adolescent.
(d) Babyish.

3. When Bangs takes the instrument home with him and attempts to play it, a dispute with ______ erupts.
(a) John Coltrane.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) The landlady.

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

5. The essay titled "____ Witch" recommends the album because the band are all sexually frustrated "dorks".
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______ is the singer of the Velvet Underground, the band that Bangs suggested was able to use a free style method.

2. The opening acts for David Bowie's concert included such names as Ava Cherrt and _______.

3. At the conclusion of the interview, Bangs decides that he has changed his opinion of Reed and that he is a _______.

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

5. Bangs writes the latter half of his interview with Slade in an imitation of a _______ cockney accent.

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