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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 did Bob decide to do before leaving Jamaica?
(a) Release one more record.
(b) Disband the Wailers.
(c) Break up with Rita.
(d) Marry Rita.

2. Who arrived in Jamaica shortly after the Wailers released their single, "Rude Boy"?
(a) Haile Selassie.
(b) Asfa Wossen.
(c) Cedella Marley.
(d) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.

3. Who decided to release the Wailers' old tracks for pure profit?
(a) Coxsone Dodd.
(b) Chris Blackwell.
(c) Bob Marley.
(d) Leslie Kong.

4. Who wrote a long letter to Bob in February?
(a) Cedella.
(b) Rita.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Captain Marley.

5. When rumors spread that Bob Marley was dead, how did he prove that he was back on top?
(a) He ignored the rumors.
(b) By hosting a large party.
(c) By releasing a new single.
(d) By giving a free concert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Bunny imprisoned?

2. Who wanted to sign the Wailers to his record label in Chapter 13, "Crisis"?

3. What did Bob show no desire to do after Omeriah's death?

4. Who quickly became a musical prophet for Jamaicans?

5. Who were the two new additions to Marley's house in Chapter 12, "Coming In From the Cold"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rita lead Bob to convert to Rastafarianism?

2. What did Marley dream of on September 10, 1964, and what did this seem to be related to?

3. How was the house at 56 Hope Road significant?

4. When and why did Marley decide to marry Rita?

5. Describe what happened at Island House in Chapter 14, "Who the Cap Fit".

6. What occurred during the Third Annual Independence Parade in Kingston?

7. How did Marley get in a bad situation which culminates with a shooting before the "Smile Jamaica" concert?

8. What happened to Leslie Kong when he tried to re- release the Wailers' old tracks for pure profit?

9. Describe Rita's meeting with Haile Selassie.

10. How was "Catch a Fire" released, and how was it received?

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