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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Time Will Tell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Cedella when Bob dreamed in Chapter 11, "Rat Race"?
(a) Sitting next to him.
(b) At work.
(c) The store.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. What did Marley witness that shattered his illusions of grandeur with the African people?
(a) African police beating their own people.
(b) The people fighting amongst themselves.
(c) Their emaciated forms.
(d) Nothing shatters his illusions of grandeur with the African people.

3. Why did Bob try to convince Cedella to move in Miami?
(a) Because he wanted to join her in Miami.
(b) Because he believed Delaware is too cold for her.
(c) Because he missed his mother.
(d) He did not try to convince Cedella to move to Miami.

4. Who had left the Wailers by Chapter 14, "Who the Cap Fit"?
(a) Bunny and Peter.
(b) Winston and Bob.
(c) Peter and Winston.
(d) Bob and Bunny.

5. How did Bob feel about going to Kingston?
(a) Upset.
(b) Excited.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Malcolm family realize after they did not hear from Bob for several weeks?

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

3. What entered Bob's eye while he was working as a welder?

4. What did the meeting between Selassie and Rita ultimately affect?

5. What did the band's competitors have that the Wailers began to get jealous of in Chapter 8, "People Get Ready"?

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