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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. Bangs describes an incident in ______ during a Stooges concert where Iggy Pop was beaten up by a biker.

2. Bangs claims that "Sucking It in the Seventies" is _______ and that those who own it have higher fan status.

3. 1976 saw the advent of _____ rock and people starting buying albums again.

4. Bangs believes that Laughner bought into a rock culture that celebrates ______, and Bangs subsequently denounces that culture.

5. In his review of Peter Guralinick's book, Bangs suggests that all the characters in the book were destroyed by their ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is it about Hell's music that disturbs Bangs, according to the way he writes about the music?

3. What does Bangs say about Elvis' place in the music history at the end of his piece about him?

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

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

6. Why is it difficult for Bangs to see Elvis as a tragic character in the music world?

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

8. What does Bangs reveal that he and his friends hate doing, when he is writing in the first part of this section?

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

10. What does Bangs tell readers to read when they decide they want to read something?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reed and Bangs are insulting each other when they are first talking to each other the interview they have in the book.

Part 1: Why do you think the two men decide to insult each other when they are talking?

Part 2: Do you think it's good form to insult another person you are interviewing?

Part 3: How do you think Bangs should have treated Reed in that particular interview?

Essay Topic 2

Bangs begins to wonder if the maniacal performances by Pop and his audience aren't a reflection of a sickness in the singer and in the crowd.

Part 1: Do you think that Pop is trying to be crazy or do you think he actually is?

Part 2: Why do you think that Bangs has changed the way he looks at punk music?

Part 3: How do you think that Pop and his audience could be more controlled without being less enjoyable?

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning, Bangs writes from the perspective of an older man who is explaining rock and roll to children.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to consider alternative histories?

Part 2: How do you think that the opening section is right? How is it wrong?

Part 3: Do you think that an alternative history is just as valid as the real history?

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