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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 got into fights every day because he was poorer than his neighbors.
(c) He thought it suited him perfectly.
(d) He found it monotonous and boring.

2. Who began handing Rita love notes from Bob?
(a) Peter.
(b) Bunny.
(c) Coxsone.
(d) Bob.

3. Who formed a group called the Soulettes?
(a) Bunny Livingston.
(b) Rita Anderson.
(c) Cedella Marley.
(d) Pearl Malcolm.

4. Who was the most respected citizen in Nine Miles?
(a) Nesta Marley.
(b) Cedella Marley.
(c) Omeriah Malcolm.
(d) Robert Malcolm.

5. Who married Cedella when she became pregnant?
(a) Captain Marley.
(b) Toddy Livingston.
(c) Bob Marley.
(d) Omeriah Malcolm.

6. Who was seen as a man who had the capacity to repel evil by many people in the Third World?
(a) Haile Selassie.
(b) Bob Marley.
(c) Peter Tosh.
(d) Asfa Wossen.

7. Where did the boys in Kingston learn to be more independent and more mischievous?
(a) In the music they hear.
(b) In the big city.
(c) In the country.
(d) In school.

8. Why did Cedella go to the courthouse a few days after visiting Captain Marley?
(a) To obtain a marriage license to marry Toddy Livingston.
(b) To get a new copy of Bob's birth certificate.
(c) To file a formal complaint that he remarried without first divorcing her.
(d) To file for divorce from Captain Marley.

9. What was the name of Rita's daughter?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Cedella.
(c) Nita.
(d) Sharon.

10. What country does Ras Tafari become leader of?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Italy.

11. Who was thought to be a prophet for the African people?
(a) Jim Morrison.
(b) Ras Tafari.
(c) Prophet Gad.
(d) Asfa Wossen.

12. What did Cedella's husband tell her the day after their marriage?
(a) He does not believe her child is really his.
(b) He has a wife in another country.
(c) He is cheating on her.
(d) He is leaving Nine Miles never to return.

13. Where did Bob Marley grow up?
(a) In Brooklyn, New York.
(b) In Nine Miles, Jamaica.
(c) In Kingston, Jamaica.
(d) In Wilmington, Delaware.

14. Who did Captain Marley ask Cedella about when she visited his home in Chapter 5, "Pass It On"?
(a) Bob.
(b) Omeriah.
(c) Toddy.
(d) Bunny.

15. What did Captain Marley's new wife realize during his conversation with Cedella?
(a) That Bob was coming to live with his father.
(b) That Cedella was crazy.
(c) That Captain Marley had been married before.
(d) That Captain Marley had several children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the rumors spread about Ras Tafari's childhood refer to?

2. What type of music was Bob interested in at age fourteen?

3. Who did Cedella greet at Captain Marley's home?

4. Why was a pact made to prevent Tafari from gaining power?

5. What was the name of the influential music producer that Bob met in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

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