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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After becoming intoxicated, Bangs attends a _______ show at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
(a) Stooges.
(b) Peter Laughner.
(c) Tangerine Dream.
(d) Iggy Pop.

2. Bangs claims that "Sucking It in the Seventies" is _______ and that those who own it have higher fan status.
(a) Fictional.
(b) Intentionally bad.
(c) Cheap.
(d) A limited edition.

3. In an excerpt from his review of Peter Guralinick's book, Bangs focused on Sam Phillips, the owner of _______.
(a) The Rolling Stone.
(b) Sun Records.
(c) Columbia Records.
(d) RCA Records.

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

5. After an initial fight, the couple meet again on the street and the young man asks the woman to ______.
(a) A quiet dinner in his apartment.
(b) A movie.
(c) A restuarant.
(d) A picnic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reed tells Bangs that there are ______ that can be used as a weapon and some of them are on his latest album.

2. As the couple continues to discover things about each other they realize that they both hate the same things and both love _____.

3. Bangs suggests that Reed's latest album was inspired by _______, which Bangs jokes could solve all the worlds problems.

4. In his essay on New Year's Eve, Bangs recounts the last ______ that he has experienced.

5. 1976 saw the advent of _____ rock and people starting buying albums again.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bangs do in order to go see the Tangerine Dream laser show at Avery Fisher Hall in New York?

2. What does the woman decide she wants to do when she runs into her ex-lover later on?

3. What does Bangs say about the book "Lost Highway" and how it is marked?

4. What does Bangs tell readers to read when they decide they want to read something?

5. Why does Hell believe that self-hatred is important, according to the way that Bangs writes about him?

6. What happens when a person buys the fictitious Rolling Stones album that Bangs describes in this section?

7. What happens between the man and the woman in the opening part of this section that causes her to kick him out?

8. What is the opinion Bangs has of Reed when the interview is over versus when they first started?

9. What does Bangs believe about the music of Bob Seger when he reviews his album?

10. What does the woman begin to realize about the man as their relationship continues on?

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