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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 habit did Johnny say June did to excess?
(a) Wrote poetry.
(b) Cleaned the house.
(c) Planted gardens.
(d) Shopped.

2. In what year did June's mother die?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1989.

3. What type of songs was Ed McCurdy famous for singing?
(a) Irish and Scottish folk music.
(b) Bluegras music.
(c) Rap music.
(d) Jazz music.

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) Under his bandages.
(d) In a cupboard.

5. What did Johnny once consider selling when he and June had financial problems?
(a) His Jamaican home.
(b) His tour bus.
(c) The house at Port Richey.
(d) His camper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Johnny and June first get together for a show?

2. In what city did Johnny first meet the Carters?

3. Why did Johnny keep working even though he could have retired quite comfortably?

4. What happened to the cremated remains of the person in #73?

5. What was Johnny's song that was his only hit in the 1970s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnny do on stage during a concert he played with June Carter in 1961 and what was the state of their relationship after that?

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

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

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

5. What two Carter family buildings were located in Port Richey, Florida?

6. Who did Johnny have an interview with prior to an important concert and how was his behavior impacted by drugs?

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

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

9. What was the difference in feeling that Johnny had about his father and mother?

10. Explain Johnny's relationship with June's parents, Maybelle and Ezra.

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