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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 'Lucifer Rising' do for Faithfull's image?

2. What did Denny Cordell offer Marianne Faithfull?

3. How did Faithfull's return to fame affect her relationship with Ben Brierly?

4. Whom did Faithfull think she saw in the mirror?

5. What does Faithfull say made heroin different from other drugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Marianne Faithfull's domestic life with Mick Jagger.

2. Describe Faithfull's first overdose.

3. Describe Marianne Faithfull's relationship with Howard Tose.

4. Describe Marianne Faithfull's reunion with Bob Dylan.

5. Contrast this visit with the last previous visit between Faithfull and Dylan.

6. How does Faithfull describe the agony of addiction?

7. Describe Faithfull's dream about Mick Jagger.

8. Describe Marianne Faithfull's relationship with Lord Paddy Rossmore.

9. What ended the relationship between Marianne Faithfull and Ben Brierly?

10. What was Marianne Faithfull's mother's response to her overdose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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