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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. The band changes its next album name from Shout with the Devil to what?

2. Do the boys realize the toll that all the drugs and alcohol are taking on them physically?

3. With whom does Nikki enjoy spending time?

4. When do Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, and Nikki Sixx share a rundown house in Los Angeles?

5. Nikki is living with his Aunt Sharon and her husband who give Nikki what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might Nikki's family help him in his career?

2. What happens to Vince after is arrested for Razzle's death?

3. Describe Motley Crue's tour with Ozzy Osbourne.

4. What do the boys think about their drug use?

5. How does Tommy's music career begin to form in high school?

6. Describe the boys' behavior towards women, property, and their own bodies.

7. What does Nikki do to his mother? Why?

8. Describe the beginning of Motley Crue's career.

9. What is Motley Crue's first big gig? What takes place soon after this performance?

10. What happens to Nikki's drug use, especially by the end of the European tour?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vince quits the band a second time.

Part 1) Why does he quit the band the first time? What makes him rejoin?

Part 2) Why does he quit a second time? What does this quitting reveal about him? What does the rejoining also reveal?

Part 3) How has Vince changed by the end of the book? What has caused this change? How does it resemble changes in the other members of the band?

Essay Topic 2

Tom Zutaut sees Motley Crue perform at Whiskey A Go-Go.

Part 1) Who is Tom Zutaut? What does he think of Motley Crue? Why?

Part 2) How does this affect the band members? How does it benefit Tom and Motley Crue?

Part 3) What do the relationship between and actions take by Tom and Motley Crue foreshadow? What is to come for the band?

Essay Topic 3

Tommy's parents do not speak the same language.

Part 1) From where are Tommy's parents? How do they meet? How do they communicate?

Part 2) How does this struggle to communicate affect Tommy? How does he feel about silence?

Part 3) What could Tommy's tatoos represent? What are other ways someone can express anxiety or difficulties through their actions?

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