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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. In what year did Johnny first meet the Carters?

2. According to Johnny, ____________________ was a normal activity for an up-and-coming rock star.

3. What type of songs was Ed McCurdy famous for singing?

4. Who was Johnny's oldest daughter?

5. What was another location Johnny mentioned in which he wanted to record?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who did Johnny have an interview with prior to an important concert and how was his behavior impacted by drugs?

7. What was the difference in feeling that Johnny had about his father and mother?

8. What was Johnny's work related to discriminated groups such as Native Americans and prisoners?

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

10. What was Johnny's "Gospel Road" project?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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