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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 special talent did the person in #39 have?

2. To what country could Johnny Cash trace his family origins?

3. What did Johnny feel limited his success in his early career?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Create a brief character study of June Carter Cash. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

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