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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: Stir It Up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the band's competitors have that the Wailers began to get jealous of in Chapter 8, "People Get Ready"?
(a) More expensive instruments.
(b) Women fawning all over them.
(c) Groupies to carry their equipment.
(d) Higher-quality recordings.

2. What did Bob think about his new neighborhood in Chapter 6 "Small Axe"?
(a) He liked it much better than his old neighborhood.
(b) He thought it suited him perfectly.
(c) He found it monotonous and boring.
(d) He got into fights every day because he was poorer than his neighbors.

3. What did Bob say attacked him at night?
(a) Bad spirits.
(b) Angry insects.
(c) Drunken neighbors.
(d) Friendly ghosts.

4. What type of music was Bob interested in at age fourteen?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Ska.
(c) Country.
(d) Rap.

5. What did the fears of total chaos in Jamaica symbolize?
(a) Irrationality.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The pending civil war.
(d) The state of the country at the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would Bob be under the care of in Kingston?

2. What city did the Wailers give a show in on Christmas morning in 1964?

3. What was Ras Tafari promised from birth that he did not inherit?

4. Where did Cedella and Bob move in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

5. What did Bob receive for cutting his first recording?

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