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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?
(a) He was a blues singer.
(b) He played the harmonica out of one side of his mouth.
(c) When he sang, he sounded like a harmonica.
(d) His mouth looked like a harmonica.

2. From what feeling does Robert Johnson pull his images?
(a) Hope.
(b) Fear.
(c) Desolation.
(d) Anger.

3. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Little Richard.

4. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?
(a) Big Pink.
(b) The knight.
(c) Bob.
(d) The worried man.

5. With whom is Carmen walking in the song "To Kingdom Come"?
(a) The devil.
(b) The worried man.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) Robbie Robertson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marcus believe it is important to study the stories of some performers even if the book does not encompass everything?

2. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," what do both Ahab and Huck have in common?

3. How did Marcus feel when Elvis was drafted?

4. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?

5. Who said "I learned the words to Little Richard's songs the best I could and what I couldn't figure out didn't matter"?

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