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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 was a travel agent.
(b) She managed a souvenir shop.
(c) She worked in promotions.
(d) She was a bookkeeper.

2. What activity did Johnny enjoy doing with June's mother?
(a) Watching baseball.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Making pies.
(d) Gardening.

3. What did Johnny tell June during their first show together?
(a) They were going to get married someday.
(b) They should do a U.S. tour.
(c) She was off key just a bit.
(d) He was having the best time he ever had on stage.

4. Where did Johnny try to hide Valium while in the hospital recovering from surgery?
(a) In his cast.
(b) In his bedside table.
(c) In a cupboard.
(d) Under his bandages.

5. Where did Johnny go once to commit suicide?
(a) A cave.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) A desert shack.
(d) A back alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Johnny skeptical of Rick Rubin at first?

2. Johnny was the only person allowed to use ______________ in the Carter family's performance center.

3. Which news broadcaster did Johnny snarl at in an interview prior to a Carnegie Hall concert?

4. Why did Johnny's father kill Johnny's dog when Johnny was a boy?

5. What was the name of the performance center built by the Carter family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Bon Aqua and what was the legend associated with it?

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

4. What was Johnny's "Man in White" project?

5. What was Johnny's perspective on not being ready to retire even though he could afford to do so?

6. Where had Johnny gone to commit suicide and what made him change his mind?

7. When and where did Johnny first come in contact with the Carter family?

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

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

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

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