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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Coming In from the Cold.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bob's godmother offend the family?
(a) By blaming Bob for Omeriah's death.
(b) She does not offend Bob's family.
(c) By questioning their beliefs.
(d) By claiming she is better than they are.

2. Where was a concert taking place as the biography opened?
(a) Nine Miles.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Kingston.
(d) New York.

3. Who hung out on her porch every day in order to try to get the Wailers' attention?
(a) Cedella Marley.
(b) Rita Anderson.
(c) Bunny Livingston.
(d) Pearl Malcolm.

4. How was a girl in Bob's culture seen if she was not pregnant by the time she was out of her teens?
(a) This is not considered.
(b) As a barren and worthless woman.
(c) As prude and snobbish.
(d) As intelligent and resourceful.

5. When Marley ran out of money to produce his own records, who helped him out?
(a) Rita.
(b) Coxsone.
(c) Cedella.
(d) Bunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bob think about his new neighborhood in Chapter 6 "Small Axe"?

2. How did Bob's mother feel about his desire to return to the ghetto and the music industry?

3. Who became king of Ethiopia, granting Garvey renown and fame for predicting it in America and Jamaica?

4. Who was the most respected citizen in Nine Miles?

5. What year did the Wailers become highly successful on summer stage shows?

(see the answer key)

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