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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: People Get Ready.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What entered Bob's eye while he was working as a welder?
(a) A bug.
(b) Fire.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A hot sliver of metal.

2. In Chapter 5, "Pass It On", where did Cedella head on Saturday?
(a) Toward Wilmington.
(b) Toward Nine Miles.
(c) Toward Whitfield Town.
(d) Toward Trench Town.

3. What had Bob already began in regards to a career in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?
(a) His apprenticeship.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Applying to colleges.
(d) Composing songs.

4. Who was Ras Tafari born to?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Ras Makonnen.
(c) Asfa Wossen.
(d) Haile Selassie.

5. Why did Bob's music start to catch on?
(a) Because Bob forced everyone he knows to promote his music.
(b) Because it appealed to the newly-independent people of Jamaica.
(c) Bob's music did not start to catch on.
(d) Because it appealed to the rich, upper-class people in Jamaica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was partially credited with bringing Rastafarianism to the islands?

2. How did Captain Marley die?

3. Who formed a group called the Soulettes?

4. Why did the father of Cedella's child marry her?

5. Who was Bob given the opportunity to sing for in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

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