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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 went to the airport to see Selassie?

2. Who treated Marley in Bavaria?

3. How was "Catch a Fire" received?

4. Two days after Bob's dream that caused him chest pain, what did he learn?

5. What news did Bob break to his mother in stages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did "Rude Boy" describe and why was it popular?

2. After Marley returned to Jamaica, how did the Wailers afford their recordings?

3. How did Marley disprove rumors that he would not be as good as he once was when he returned to Jamaica?

4. How did Bob tell Cedella about his marriage?

5. How did Marley's illness progress until his death?

6. What happened during Marley's meeting with Crown Prince Asfa Wossen?

7. What happened to Leslie Kong when he tried to re- release the Wailers' old tracks for pure profit?

8. What happened to the Wailers in England?

9. What did Marley dream about while in Delaware?

10. What occurred during the Third Annual Independence Parade in Kingston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the setting of this biography important? How would Bob's life have been different if he had been raised in a different location?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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