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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 boyhood friend did Johnny recall while driving toward Northern California one day?

2. What song did Johnny later write about his experience on the farm?

3. What did Johnny's father think about his love of music?

4. What did Johnny learn from the vocal teacher?

5. On what show did Johnny and his band perform in 1955?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the lyrics in Johnny's song "Man in Black" that described why he always wore black?

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

4. How did Johnny meet Sam Phillips of Sun Records and what was the first record he recorded?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Johnny say about the friendship between the young musicians he knew during the 1950s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Johnny Cash. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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