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

2. What special talent did the person in #39 have?
(a) Musical.
(b) Writing.
(c) Public speaking.
(d) Sports.

3. In what country was the setting in #1 located?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) USA.
(d) England.

4. At what age did Johnny begin to work in the fields?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

5. What was the setting for the opening of CASH?
(a) Johnny Cash's home.
(b) A concert hall.
(c) Grand Ole Opry.
(d) A bus station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the steadfast guitarist who played with Johnny?

2. Who wrote the song "Blue Suede Shoes"?

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

4. Johnny stated that he lacked an all-consuming love of _____________ for which he was grateful.

5. Where did Johnny get his love of music?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the country of Johnny Cash's ancestry and where did they eventually settle in America?

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

3. How did Johnny meet Sam Phillips of Sun Records and what was the first record he recorded?

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

5. What crime occurred at the Cash's Cinnamon Hill home one day in 1994?

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

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

8. Where did the Cash family move in 1934?

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

10. What angst did Johnny suffer in the aftermath of the Cinnamon Hill robbery?

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