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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. Which songwriter offered Johnny and his group a song?

2. What crime occurred at Johnny's Jamaican home?

3. What disease did the person in #39 have?

4. How many children did Johnny have with his first wife?

5. How many men were killed as a result of the crime at Johnny's Jamaican home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnny recall about himself and the other musicians who shared the Sun recording label in the 1950s?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What explanation did Johnny give for not performing Kris Kristofferson's song "City of New Orleans"?

8. Where did the Cash family move in 1934?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the religious beliefs? How pervasive were the religious beliefs? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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