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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his essay on New Year's Eve, Bangs recounts the last ______ that he has experienced.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

2. Bangs suggests that Reed's latest album was inspired by _______, which Bangs jokes could solve all the worlds problems.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opiates.
(c) Amphetamines.
(d) Alcohol.

3. The Maggie May excerpt begins with a male character meeting an _____ woman in a bar in London.
(a) Younger.
(b) Attractive.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Older.

4. In his essay "Fragments, 1976-1982", Bangs writes about the fact that he and his friends hate ______.
(a) Taking cabs.
(b) Answering the door.
(c) Ordering pizza.
(d) Answering the phone.

5. Bangs describes "Lost Highway" as being marked by a certain cultural ______, especially when it comes to race.
(a) Depression.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Mania.

6. Bangs concludes that Guralinick no longer wants to be a rock star because _______ often destroys musicians.
(a) Playing on the road.
(b) The music business.
(c) Alcohol addiction.
(d) Drug addiction.

7. Bangs is disappointed in The Clash's behavior when their driver _____ gets into fight with a young fan.
(a) Joe.
(b) Ted.
(c) Mickey.
(d) Bangs.

8. Bangs concludes the article by suggesting that "Metal Machine Music" is the most ______ album Reed has made.
(a) Feminine.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Innovative.

9. Bangs claims that rock and roll's power does not come from musical talent but from the ______ instinct to constantly move.
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) Spanish.
(d) African.

10. Part of the woman's tactics to get the young man to leave includes ______.
(a) Spitting on him.
(b) Having group sex with the hell's angels.
(c) Having sex in public at the bar.
(d) Calling the police on him.

11. In the first excerpt from "Untitled Notes", Bangs purchases a non-existent _______ album called "Sucking It in the Seventies".
(a) Stooges.
(b) Clash.
(c) Velvet Underground.
(d) Rolling Stones.

12. Bangs states that on the previous New Year's Eve he met _____ different women and did not have sex with any of them.
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

13. In the essay "I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream", Bangs decides to get intoxicated on _______.
(a) Opium.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cough syrup.

14. In an excerpt from "The Scorn Papers", Bangs takes issue with The Village Eye, which credited Richard Hell and John Holmstrom with the invention of ______.
(a) Punk.
(b) Pop.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Glam.

15. As the couple continues to discover things about each other they realize that they both hate the same things and both love _____.
(a) Food.
(b) Sex.
(c) Tea.
(d) Movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs tells Reed during their interview that "Metal Machine Music" is authentic and calls it a _______ career move.

2. In the essay "How to Succeed at _______ Without Really Trying", Bangs claims that he is not still fighting with Lou Reed.

3. Bangs feels that Richard Hell's style of _____ rock is important because he still feels things in a world where most don't.

4. Bangs concludes the article suggesting that everyone likes Lou Reed's ______ music.

5. Bangs recounted an incident in which he referred to a band as _______ in front of a black couple.

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