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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs discusses Lou Reed's new album called "Metal Machine Music", which is all ______ music.
(a) Classical.
(b) Noise.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Acoustic.

2. In his essay about the death of Peter Laughner, Bangs describes his friendship with Peter, who was a rock musician and a ______.
(a) Actor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Chef.
(d) Painter.

3. In the essay "I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream", Bangs decides to get intoxicated on _______.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cough syrup.
(c) Opium.
(d) Alcohol.

4. Bangs states in "All My Friends are Hermits" that he wants to have sex with this woman surrounded by ______.
(a) People.
(b) Life.
(c) The jungle.
(d) Death.

5. Bangs praises _______ for creating music with the Velvet Underground that was physically and mentally stimulating.
(a) David Bowie.
(b) J. Geils.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) Lou Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part of the woman's tactics to get the young man to leave includes ______.

2. In "New Year's Eve", Bangs asserts that the holiday raises expectations for the future to an unreasonable level and the night is overall ______.

3. In one of the fragments, Bangs writes to convince himself that he is not yet old at the age of _______.

4. "Growing Up True is Hard to Do" is a review of Bob Seger's album ______.

5. In the essay on Iggy Pop, Bangs wonders if his maniacal performances reveals a deep ______ in Pop and his audience.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a person buys the fictitious Rolling Stones album that Bangs describes in this section?

2. What does Bangs believe about the music of Bob Seger when he reviews his album?

3. What does narcissism allow a person to do, according to the opinion of Richard Hell in Bangs' writing?

4. What do the man and the woman realize about themselves and about the things they share in common?

5. What does Reed have to say about Iggy Pop when he is first being interviewed by Bangs in this section?

6. What are the opinions of the Lou Reed album, "How to Succeed in Torture Without Really Trying," including Bangs' opinion?

7. Why does Bangs believe that Elvis was able to be a rebel without being an outcast?

8. What does the woman decide she wants to do when she runs into her ex-lover later on?

9. Why does Bangs consider Lou Reed to be a hero of his, according to his writings?

10. Why does Bangs want to have sex with death all around him, according to one of his essays?

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