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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 musician did Johnny once tell that God would "jerk the tongue out of your head"?
2. How many men were killed as a result of the crime at Johnny's Jamaican home?
3. What insects invaded the Cash farm one year?
4. What body of water wreaked havoc on the Cash farm?
5. What did Johnny comment on about being on the road?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tragedy befell the Cash family regarding Johnny's older brother, Jack?
2. Who were Johnny's two wives and how many children did he have?
3. What explanation did Johnny give for not performing Kris Kristofferson's song "City of New Orleans"?
4. What was Johnny's perspective on the term "country"?
5. Where was Johnny born and what were the times like for the Cash family?
6. Where did the Cash family move in 1934?
7. What were the lyrics in Johnny's song "Man in Black" that described why he always wore black?
8. Where was Johnny Cash when he began writing this autobiography?
9. What were the personal tragedies experienced by Johnny's good friend, Roy Orbison?
10. What were the three questions Johnny was always asked in interviews and what were his responses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What impact did Johnny's estranged relationship with his father have on Johnny's life? What emotional wounds did Johnny suffer? How did the rejection by his father impact Johnny's relationships with other people? State your opinion.
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
Substance abuse seemed to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive was the abuse? Why did it have such a prevalent place in Johnny's? How did it affect him? How does it affect those impacted by Johnny's abuse? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.
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