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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boyhood friend did Johnny recall while driving toward Northern California one day?
(a) Pat Winston.
(b) Pete Barnhill.
(c) Petey Jackson.
(d) Paul Branson.

2. What genre of book is CASH?
(a) Novel.
(b) Autobiography.
(c) Biography.
(d) Reference.

3. What was the name of Johnny's band in the city in #52?
(a) Arkansas Altos.
(b) Memphis Mafia.
(c) Tennessee Two.
(d) The Georgia Guys.

4. What did Johnny learn to do whenever there was a problem with a fan?
(a) Called the police.
(b) Sang a few songs.
(c) Tried to negotiate.
(d) Stayed out of sight.

5. In what year did the crime occur at Johnny's Jamaican home?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1972.

6. What body of water wreaked havoc on the Cash farm?
(a) Ohio River.
(b) Kentucky River.
(c) Mississippi River.
(d) Gulf of Mexico.

7. Who wrote the song "Blue Suede Shoes"?
(a) Roy Orbison.
(b) Johnny Cash.
(c) Carl Perkins.
(d) Elvis Presley.

8. Johnny described a ________________ between the young musicians in the 1950s.
(a) competition.
(b) hostility.
(c) camaraderie.
(d) jealousy.

9. Who were the members of the Tennessee Two?
(a) Luther and Winton.
(b) Hall and Jackson.
(c) Luther and Marshall.
(d) Hall and Marshall.

10. Who was Johnny's first wife?
(a) Anna Morgan.
(b) Vivian Liberto.
(c) Carolee Simpson.
(d) June Carter.

11. Which friend of Johnny's had a premonition of his own death?
(a) Faron Young.
(b) Porter Waggoner.
(c) Johnny Horton.
(d) George Jones.

12. How many times was Johnny in prison?
(a) 0.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. In what town was Johnny Cash born?
(a) Cochran, Georgia.
(b) Jellico, Tennessee.
(c) Kingsland, Arkansas.
(d) Auburn, Mississippi.

14. What was the name of the song offered to Johnny by the person in #67?
(a) City of New Orleans.
(b) Islands in the Stream.
(c) Solitaire.
(d) Hello, Walls.

15. What was Johnny Cash's grandfather's profession?
(a) Moonshiner.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which songwriter offered Johnny and his group a song?

2. What was Johnny's mother's name?

3. Which of his brothers was Johnny's hero?

4. Who was Johnny's good friend and neighbor who lost his wife and children?

5. What was Johnny's father's name?

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