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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 disease did June's mother contract?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Parkinson's Disease.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

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

3. Johnny was criticized for his decisions to play in prisons and in _____________.
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) homeless shelters.
(c) bars.
(d) Carnegie Hall.

4. Where did Johnny go to recover from drug and alcohol abuse?
(a) Betty Ford Clinic.
(b) Transitions Center.
(c) Memphis Baptist Hospital.
(d) Emory Hospital.

5. Johnny was the only person allowed to use ______________ in the Carter family's performance center.
(a) violins.
(b) drums.
(c) pyrotechnics.
(d) amplifiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevented Johnny from committing suicide in the cave?

2. Johnny announced on his television show that his religious beliefs were ______________.

3. What did Johnny tell June during their first show together?

4. What culture did Johnny study during this period?

5. What habit did Johnny say June did to excess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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