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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 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.

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

3. What was unique about the recording in #130?
(a) It was recorded in a prison.
(b) It was recorded in a train station.
(c) It was only Johnny's voice and guitar.
(d) It was produced with a gospel choir as back-up.

4. Who did Johnny think was one of the most influential people in country music?
(a) Dolly Parton.
(b) Faron Young.
(c) Maybelle Carter.
(d) Tammy Wynette.

5. Where was the video "Gospel Road" filmed?
(a) The Holy Land.
(b) Africa.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Jamaica.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What special treatment did celebrities receive at the Betty Ford Clinic?

3. What did Johnny experience during his "drying out" process?

4. What role did Johnny's mother have in his business years later?

5. How many grandchildren did Johnny have at the time this book was written?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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