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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 concludes the article suggesting that everyone likes Lou Reed's ______ music.
(a) Inspired.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Hypnotic.
(d) Terrible.

2. In the essay "Notes on Pil's Metal Box", Bangs wonders if Johnny ______'s music is just juvenile nastiness.
(a) Terrible.
(b) Rotten.
(c) Two-tone.
(d) Appleseed.

3. Part of the woman's tactics to get the young man to leave includes ______.
(a) Calling the police on him.
(b) Spitting on him.
(c) Having group sex with the hell's angels.
(d) Having sex in public at the bar.

4. The couple returns to the man's apartment and they have ______.
(a) Wine by the fire.
(b) Passionate sex.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

5. Bangs begins his interview with Lou Reed by having an argument with him even though he is Bangs' ______.
(a) Hero.
(b) Enemy.
(c) Brother.
(d) Nemesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs believes that ______ are the only band in their genre with strong convictions about making a better world.

2. Bangs describes the experience of the couple as being ______.

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

4. In an excerpt from his review of Peter Guralinick's book, Bangs focused on Sam Phillips, the owner of _______.

5. In the essay "How to Succeed at _______ Without Really Trying", Bangs claims that he is not still fighting with Lou Reed.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the woman begin to realize about the man as their relationship continues on?

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

4. What does Bangs say about the book "Lost Highway" and how it is marked?

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

6. Why does Bangs believe Richard Hell's style of punk rock is necessary in the world?

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

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

9. What does Bangs say is the most important ways in which Lou Reed is unique?

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

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