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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 did Johnny say it was difficult to find?

2. Who was the only son born to Johnny and June?

3. Johnny announced on his television show that his religious beliefs were ______________.

4. What happened to the cremated remains of the person in #73?

5. Why was Johnny skeptical of Rick Rubin at first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bon Aqua and what was the legend associated with it?

2. Explain Johnny's relationship with June's parents, Maybelle and Ezra.

3. Who was Rick Rubin and what was his collaboration with Johnny?

4. What did Johnny say about the decades of highs and lows in his career?

5. What did Johnny say about his first wife, Vivian's, opinion of his musician's lifestyle?

6. How did Johnny's friends try to intervene in his drug abuse and how did the death of Hopi Indian, Peter LaFarge, impact him?

7. Describe Johnny's feelings regarding a near-death experience in 1988.

8. What was Johnny's decision to announce his Christianity on television and what were some of the repercussions of his decision?

9. What were the two events that included fire and explosions that could have ended Johnny's life?

10. When and where did Johnny first come in contact with the Carter family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the mid 1950s and why the time was right for Johnny's music to emerge. What were the trends in America at the time? How did Johnny differentiate himself from other young musicians coming out onto the music scene at that time?

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

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.

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