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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. Johnny had a real ability to __________________.

2. What beautiful sight did Johnny remember from living on the farm?

3. Which musician did Johnny once tell that God would "jerk the tongue out of your head"?

4. What was Johnny Cash's grandfather's profession?

5. In what branch of the military did Johnny serve?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were the three questions Johnny was always asked in interviews and what were his responses?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

Readers may find Johnny's use of humor a bit surprising due to Johnny's imposing physical demeanor. Describe Johnny's sense of humor and then cite at least two examples of humor used in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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