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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 disease did the person in #39 have?

2. To what country could Johnny Cash trace his family origins?

3. What crime occurred at Johnny's Jamaican home?

4. On what show did Johnny and his band perform in 1955?

5. What did Johnny feel limited his success in his early career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Johnny get from a voice teacher and what did he wish he had learned about his voice?

2. Who were Johnny's parents and in what year was Johnny Cash born?

3. Where did the Cash family move in 1934?

4. What did Johnny say about the friendship between the young musicians he knew during the 1950s?

5. Where was Johnny Cash when he began writing this autobiography?

6. What were the three questions Johnny was always asked in interviews and what were his responses?

7. What were Johnny's parents' differing opinions of his music and how did they spur him on to success?

8. What were the lyrics in Johnny's song "Man in Black" that described why he always wore black?

9. What example did Johnny give to try to eliminate the romantic notions of rural life?

10. What did Johnny recall about himself and the other musicians who shared the Sun recording label in the 1950s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What impact did Johnny's estranged relationship with his father have on Johnny's life? What emotional wounds did Johnny suffer? How did the rejection by his father impact Johnny's relationships with other people? State your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting and time period for Johnny's childhood. What was America like during this time period? What was the American South like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Johnny, his family and friends?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of struggling with personal identity was an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

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