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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 happened to Cedella's child when he was only four months old?

2. Who was performing a concert for Independence Day at the beginning of the biography?

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

4. Why did the father of Cedella's child marry her?

5. Why did Bob tell his mother not to worry about his father's remarriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What religious beliefs and symbols surrounded Ras Tafari?

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

5. What happened on February 6, 1945?

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

7. How did Cedella meet and marry Captain Marley?

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

9. Who was Marcus Garvey, and why was he famous?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the different symbols used throughout Marley's biography to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What social events played a role in Bob Marley's life? How did these affect his private and professional life?

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