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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 did Johnny's father think about his love of music?

2. What insects invaded the Cash farm one year?

3. What was the name of Johnny's home in Jamaica?

4. What pact did Johnny and the person in #55 make?

5. Why did Johnny always wear the color in #47?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Johnny's perspective on the term "country"?

2. What were the personal tragedies experienced by Johnny's good friend, Roy Orbison?

3. Who were Johnny's two wives and how many children did he have?

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

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

6. What was the country of Johnny Cash's ancestry and where did they eventually settle in America?

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

8. How did the song "Blue Suede Shoes" come to be written?

9. How did Johnny meet Sam Phillips of Sun Records and what was the first record he recorded?

10. What crime occurred at the Cash's Cinnamon Hill home one day in 1994?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnny used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 2

Name three hallmarks of popular culture from the 1960s. Describe the movements or trends and give some rationale for their popularity. Why did they ultimately die out? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Religion takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the religious beliefs? How pervasive were the religious beliefs? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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