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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bob push his music on?

2. What was the name of Cedella's second child?

3. Who liked to tell everyone he was the leader of the group Bob organized?

4. Who was Ras Tafari born to?

5. What did Cedella want Bob to take advantage of in Kingston?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Bob and Bunny react when radios become popular in their neighborhood?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Captain Marley write Cedella in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?

10. How and where did Cedella find Bob in Kingston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of music in this book? What events are driven by Bob's career in the music industry? How are people viewed based on their involvement in the music industry?

Essay Topic 2

How is religion portrayed in "Catch a Fire"? How does Rastafarianism affect Bob's life and career? Are these changes positive or negative, and why?

Essay Topic 3

How would Bob's life story be different if Bob's father had not abandoned Cedella and Bob?

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