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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. Where did Cedella decide to move in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?

2. What had Bob already began in regards to a career in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

3. What occurred at midnight on August 5?

4. Where was a concert taking place as the biography opened?

5. Who did Captain Marley ask Cedella about when she visited his home in Chapter 5, "Pass It On"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Wailers' music start to catch on?

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

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

4. What happened on February 6, 1945?

5. Why did Cedella decide to move to Trench Town, and how did Bob feel about the move?

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

7. Why did Bob go to the hospital, and what did he tell Cedella while he was there?

8. How did Rita Anderson become involved with Bob Marley?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Investigate "Catch a Fire" as a biography. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical biography? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as a biography? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as a biography?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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