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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 role did Johnny's mother have in his business years later?
(a) She managed a souvenir shop.
(b) She worked in promotions.
(c) She was a travel agent.
(d) She was a bookkeeper.

2. In what year did Johnny first meet the Carters?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1966.

3. What was Johnny's song that was his only hit in the 1970s?
(a) A Boy Named Sue.
(b) Stardust.
(c) I Walk the Line.
(d) One Piece at a Time.

4. Why did Johnny's father kill Johnny's dog when Johnny was a boy?
(a) The dog had a terminal illness.
(b) The dog had been attacked by bear.
(c) There were too many mouths to feed.
(d) The dog was old and infirm.

5. What caused the car fire in which Johnny was severely burned?
(a) A bomb planted under the hood.
(b) A tank of propane exploded in the trunk.
(c) A bad car accident.
(d) Firecrackers on the engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Johnny say his career was the strongest?

2. Where did Johnny go to recover from drug and alcohol abuse?

3. What quality did Johnny say he ultimately valued about June?

4. What vehicle did Johnny drive around Bon Aqua?

5. What narcotic was Johnny given when he had a broken rib as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Johnny's work related to discriminated groups such as Native Americans and prisoners?

2. What was Johnny's decision to announce his Christianity on television and what were some of the repercussions of his decision?

3. Describe Johnny's feelings regarding a near-death experience in 1988.

4. What were the two events that included fire and explosions that could have ended Johnny's life?

5. How did Johnny's friends try to intervene in his drug abuse and how did the death of Hopi Indian, Peter LaFarge, impact him?

6. Who was Rick Rubin and what was his collaboration with Johnny?

7. What was the "Chicken in Black" and how did it fit into Johnny's failing record career?

8. How was Johnny's addiction recovery complicated by pain killers necessary after some medical procedures?

9. How long had the Carter family been playing together and what was their code about playing without the others?

10. What did Johnny say about the decades of highs and lows in his career?

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