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

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

3. Why did Rastafarianism flourish in Jamaica?
(a) It did not flourish in Jamaica.
(b) Because it was their native religion.
(c) Because it appealed to the poor.
(d) No one has ever discovered the reason.

4. Who did Cedella decide to move with in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?
(a) Peter Tosh.
(b) Captain Marley.
(c) Omeriah Malcolm.
(d) Toddy Livingston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Ras Tafari become leader of?

2. Who was Ras Tafari born to?

3. How old was Bob in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

4. Where did the boys in Kingston learn to be more independent and more mischievous?

5. What did Bob receive for cutting his first recording?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bob Marley feel about the African people during the concert for Independence Day in Zimbabwe?

2. Describe Bob Marley at age fourteen.

3. What happened when Rita spent the night with Bob?

4. When did Ras Tafari change his name, and what did he change it to?

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

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

7. What happened when Bob arrived in Kingston?

8. Describe Bob's childhood as seen in Chapter 3, "Misty Morning".

9. What did Bob and Bunny learn in Kingston?

10. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

(see the answer keys)

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