ELVIS PRESLEY

DIRECTIONS: Read the articles on Elvis Presley by Robert Pielke and Michael Bertrand and circle the word that best completes the sentence. Provide evidence from your reading of the articles to justify your choice.

exaggerates

1. Pielke Elvis’s significance as a revolutionary figure.

captures

music

2. Elvis’s most scared parents and fascinated teenagers.

appearance

resented

3. Elvis’s critics his wealth and success.

dreaded

background

4. Elvis’s endeared him to African American teenagers.

musical ability

white.

5. Some blacks denounced Elvis as a “cultural thief” because he was

successful.

much the same

6. Elvis upset blacks and whites for reasons.

entirely different