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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the "Black Man's Bible" of Rastafarianism?
(a) Torah.
(b) King James Bible.
(c) Koran.
(d) The Holy Piby.

2. What was the name of Cedella's first child?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Bobby Ray.
(c) Robert Nesta.
(d) Peter Bunny.

3. What happened when Rita stayed the night with Bob?
(a) She was attacked by the evil things he had described earlier.
(b) They got married.
(c) They never spoke again.
(d) She was harassed by his nosy neighbors.

4. Who did Bob hang out with in Kingston?
(a) Captain Marley.
(b) Peter Tosh.
(c) Omeriah Malcolm.
(d) Bunny Livingston.

5. When Cedella found Bob in Chapter 4, "Bad Card", whose care was he under?
(a) Robert Nesta.
(b) Captain Marley.
(c) Omeriah.
(d) Miss Grey.

6. What did Cedella want Bob to take advantage of in Kingston?
(a) The access to the upper-class.
(b) Cedella does not want Bob to go to Kingston.
(c) The musical industry.
(d) The superior education system.

7. When was Ras Tafari born?
(a) September 2, 1937.
(b) July 23, 1892.
(c) June 25, 1985.
(d) January 1, 1940.

8. Who liked to tell everyone he was the leader of the group Bob organized?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Peter Tosh.
(c) Winston Matthews.
(d) Bunny Livingston.

9. How did Bob react to seeing his father for the first time?
(a) He hits the man.
(b) He faints.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He cries.

10. How did Cedella's family feel when Bob returned to Nine Miles with his mother?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Indifferent.

11. What existed on Tafari's palms that was inexplicable?
(a) Nothing unusual existed on his palms.
(b) Discoloration.
(c) A stigmata.
(d) A tattoo.

12. What did Ras Tafari change his name to?
(a) Robert Marley.
(b) Haile Selassie I.
(c) Nesta Roberts.
(d) Asfa Wossen.

13. What career did Cedella want to get Bob an apprenticeship to?
(a) Mechanics.
(b) Welding.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Electrician.

14. What did Bob tell his mother about his career goals in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?
(a) That he is going to start a musical career.
(b) That he is going to be a welder.
(c) That he wants to be a famous actor.
(d) That he has none.

15. Why did the father of Cedella's child marry her?
(a) Because he loves her.
(b) He refuses to marry her.
(c) To save Bob from being a bastard child.
(d) Because the law demands it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Ras Tafari become leader of?

2. Who tried to give Bob home remedies for his injury while working as a welder?

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

4. Who did Garvey claim would be the Redeemer?

5. Who did Bob push his music on?

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