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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 formed a group called the Soulettes?

2. What was Ras Tafari promised from birth that he did not inherit?

3. How did Cedella's family feel when Bob returned to Nine Miles with his mother?

4. Who began handing Rita love notes from Bob?

5. What was the name of Cedella's first child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What circumstances led to Cedella moving away from Jamaica, and where did she move to?

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

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

5. What did Bob and Bunny learn in Kingston?

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

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

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

9. Who was Omeriah Malcolm, and what did he think about Bob?

10. What religious beliefs and symbols surrounded Ras Tafari?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Bob Marley and Haile Selassie.

Essay Topic 2

How does the third person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the biography be different if a different point of view were used?

Essay Topic 3

How is foreshadowing used in "Catch a Fire"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

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