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

2. Who did Bob ask Rita to write to for him?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What did the rumors spread about Ras Tafari's childhood refer to?
(a) His parents' sudden and unexplained deaths.
(b) His friendships with women.
(c) His supernatural powers.
(d) His relationship with priests and other learned people.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the "Black Man's Bible" of Rastafarianism?

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

3. Why did Bob want to look more like a white person?

4. Why did Rastafarianism flourish in Jamaica?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbed Bob and Rita's sleep at her place, and what was the result of this event?

2. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

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

4. How did Cedella meet and marry Captain Marley?

5. Who was Marcus Garvey, and why was he famous?

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

7. What did Bob and Bunny learn in Kingston?

8. What was the significance of Ras Tafari's ring?

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

10. What happened on February 6, 1945?

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