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

2. What song did Johnny later write about his experience on the farm?
(a) No Sunny, No Money.
(b) The Mighty Mississip.
(c) Three Feet High and Rising.
(d) The Ballad of the Boll Weevil.

3. What beautiful sight did Johnny remember from living on the farm?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Cotton fields.
(c) Sunsets.
(d) Sunflowers.

4. Who was the steadfast guitarist who played with Johnny?
(a) Carl Perkins.
(b) Chet Atkins.
(c) Luther Moore Perkins.
(d) Buddy Rich.

5. Which of his brothers was Johnny's hero?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Johnny begin to work in the fields?

2. What disease did the person in #39 have?

3. In what type of fields did Johnny work as a boy?

4. What did Johnny think about the abilities of himself and his band in the early days?

5. Johnny stated that he was glad he wasn't _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnny relate about the hard life of working in the cotton fields as a boy?

2. What advice did Johnny get from a voice teacher and what did he wish he had learned about his voice?

3. What were the personal tragedies experienced by Johnny's good friend, Roy Orbison?

4. Who were "The Tennessee Two" and how did Johnny meet up with them?

5. Where was Johnny born and what were the times like for the Cash family?

6. Who were Johnny's parents and in what year was Johnny Cash born?

7. Where did the Cash family move in 1934?

8. What were the lyrics in Johnny's song "Man in Black" that described why he always wore black?

9. What did Johnny recall about himself and the other musicians who shared the Sun recording label in the 1950s?

10. What explanation did Johnny give for not performing Kris Kristofferson's song "City of New Orleans"?

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