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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what American state did Johnny Cash's ancestors eventually settle?

2. What did Johnny learn from the vocal teacher?

3. What was the name of Johnny's band in the city in #52?

4. What body of water wreaked havoc on the Cash farm?

5. Who were the members of the Tennessee Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Johnny get from a voice teacher and what did he wish he had learned about his voice?

2. What example did Johnny give to try to eliminate the romantic notions of rural life?

3. What was Johnny's perspective on the term "country"?

4. What were the personal tragedies experienced by Johnny's good friend, Roy Orbison?

5. What did Johnny relate about the hard life of working in the cotton fields as a boy?

6. What crime occurred at the Cash's Cinnamon Hill home one day in 1994?

7. What tragedy befell the Cash family regarding Johnny's older brother, Jack?

8. Where was Johnny Cash when he began writing this autobiography?

9. What angst did Johnny suffer in the aftermath of the Cinnamon Hill robbery?

10. What was the country of Johnny Cash's ancestry and where did they eventually settle in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting and time period for Johnny's childhood. What was America like during this time period? What was the American South like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Johnny, his family and friends?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the impact that Johnny's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to be a poor sharecropper's son in the 1930s in America? What stigmas did Johnny live with for his entire life? How did Johnny use his childhood experiences to make music that appealed to the downtrodden?

Essay Topic 3

The search for love is an important element in Johnny's life. How was Johnny treated as a child? How did he feel about his strained relationship with his father? Why did he get involved with drugs and alcohol? Was there a pattern in Johnny's destructive life choices? Explain.

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