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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Cedella's child when he was only four months old?
(a) He learns to read.
(b) He is kidnapped.
(c) He nearly dies.
(d) He begins to walk.

2. What did Bob say attacked him at night?
(a) Bad spirits.
(b) Friendly ghosts.
(c) Drunken neighbors.
(d) Angry insects.

3. When the Wailers lost a contest, what happened to their popularity when Bob decided to beat up the winners?
(a) It decreased.
(b) The Wailers did not lose a contest.
(c) Bob would never beat up the winners!
(d) It increased.

4. How did Captain Marley die?
(a) From a heart attack.
(b) From a stroke.
(c) From old age.
(d) From a car accident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanied Bob on the bus ride to Kingston?

2. Who wrote to Cedella inviting Bob to Kingston?

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

4. Who did Bunny and Bob make friends with over time?

5. Who would Bob be under the care of in Kingston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cedella visit Captain Marley in Chapter 5, "Pass It On"?

2. Who were the members of the Wailers, and who offered them a contract?

3. How did Cedella meet and marry Captain Marley?

4. What circumstances led to Cedella moving away from Jamaica, and where did she move to?

5. What role did sex play in Bob's life in Kingston?

6. After returning to Nine Miles where did Cedella decide to move, and why?

7. What religious beliefs and symbols surrounded Ras Tafari?

8. How did Bob cut his first recording, and what did he receive as payment?

9. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

10. Why did Cedella go to the courthouse, what happened there and how did Bob respond?

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