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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. What was the name of Johnny's tour bus?

2. How many times was Johnny in prison?

3. Who wrote the song "Blue Suede Shoes"?

4. What insects invaded the Cash farm one year?

5. Who was the steadfast guitarist who played with Johnny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Johnny's two wives and how many children did he have?

2. What were Johnny's parents' differing opinions of his music and how did they spur him on to success?

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

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

5. What was Johnny's tour bus called and what did he say about being on the road?

6. How did the song "Blue Suede Shoes" come to be written?

7. Who were Johnny's parents and in what year was Johnny Cash born?

8. Where was Johnny born and what were the times like for the Cash family?

9. Who were "The Tennessee Two" and how did Johnny meet up with them?

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

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

Name three hallmarks of popular culture from the 1960s. Describe the movements or trends and give some rationale for their popularity. Why did they ultimately die out? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Johnny used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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