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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 was Jack Clement?

2. Where was the video "Gospel Road" filmed?

3. Where did Johnny go to recover from drug and alcohol abuse?

4. What did Johnny tell June during their first show together?

5. What activity did Johnny enjoy doing with June's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where had Johnny gone to commit suicide and what made him change his mind?

2. Explain Johnny's relationship with June's parents, Maybelle and Ezra.

3. What did Johnny say about his first wife, Vivian's, opinion of his musician's lifestyle?

4. How was Johnny's addiction recovery complicated by pain killers necessary after some medical procedures?

5. What did Johnny do on stage during a concert he played with June Carter in 1961 and what was the state of their relationship after that?

6. Who did Johnny have an interview with prior to an important concert and how was his behavior impacted by drugs?

7. What was Johnny's "Man in White" project?

8. What was Johnny's experience at the Betty Ford Clinic and how did he face his substance addiction every day afterward?

9. What two Carter family buildings were located in Port Richey, Florida?

10. What was Johnny's "Gospel Road" project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Cash's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why Cash used them where he did. Why did Cash divide the book into sections with the identity of his his homes?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of June Carter Cash. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the mid 1950s and why the time was right for Johnny's music to emerge. What were the trends in America at the time? How did Johnny differentiate himself from other young musicians coming out onto the music scene at that time?

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