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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 the boys in Kingston learn to be more independent and more mischievous?

2. Who was convinced that an evil spirit is trying to do bad things to Cedella's child?

3. What was the name of the group that Bob organized in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?

4. What happened when Rita stayed the night with Bob?

5. Who did Bunny and Bob make friends with over time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

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

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

6. What happened when Bob arrived in Kingston?

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

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. Describe Ras Tafari's childhood.

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

What role does mysticism play in Marley's biography? How do mystic events affect Bob's life and career?

Essay Topic 3

How did the people Marley knows affect his life? How would his life have be different if he had never met some of these people?

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