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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. What did Ras Tafari change his name to?

2. What did Bob say attacked him at night?

3. Who did Cedella greet at Captain Marley's home?

4. What occurred at midnight on August 5?

5. Where did Cedella and Bob move in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Bob start to promote his records?

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

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

5. Describe Bob Marley at age fourteen.

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

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

8. What happened on February 6, 1945?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Bob Marley's life and death affect the music industry? What permanent changes are made? What changes are temporary? Who is influenced by Bob Marley's career?

Essay Topic 2

Why were the Wailers so successful? How did their music influence the Jamaican people?

Essay Topic 3

What role does social class have in "Catch a Fire"? What different classes are represented and by which people? How does social class affect the Wailers' success?

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