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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. Why did Cedella go to the courthouse a few days after visiting Captain Marley?

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

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

4. Why did Cedella lose her case?

5. What did Bob tell his mother about his career goals in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bob start to promote his records?

2. What happened when Bob arrived in Kingston?

3. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

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

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

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

7. How did Cedella meet and marry Captain Marley?

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

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

10. What happened on February 6, 1945?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of music in this book? What events are driven by Bob's career in the music industry? How are people viewed based on their involvement in the music industry?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this biography and detail its recurrences throughout the book. What does it add to Marley's biography? How does it affect the different individuals in his life?

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