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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. What did Brian Jones keep the Rolling Stones from doing too much in 1967 and 1968?

2. How does Faithfull characterize her father?

3. What does Faithfull say she was addicted to?

4. What happened to Anita Pallenberg after 'Performance', according to Faithfull?

5. Where did Faithfull and Jagger and James Fox and Andee Cohen spend time together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Marianne Faithfull's first love.

2. What does Faithfull say about Brian Jones' behavior after Mick Jagger's release from prison?

3. What happened when Marianne Faithfull decided to leave Courtfield Road one day?

4. Describe the effect Faithfull's time at Courtfield Road had on her marriage.

5. How did Faithfull and Mick Jagger approach the question of having children together?

6. What conflict did Marianne Faithfull feel when she got pregnant?

7. What was the result of the interview Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull gave to The Daily Mirror?

8. What charges were filed as a result of the arrest?

9. What was Faithfull's role in the perception of the Stones?

10. How does Faithfull characterize her mother's storytelling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using Faithfull's narrative, describe the relationship between art and drugs. Are they both forms of self-destruction? Of enlightenment? Of fulfillment? What trade-offs do they require?

Essay Topic 2

How would you characterize Marianne Faithfull's relationship with herself and her early years? How does her writing describe an old self, a young self, and a relationship between them?

Essay Topic 3

Given the strong presence of the British aristocracy in Faithfull's story, describe how her life would have unfolded differently if Faithfull had been American.

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