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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 experience during his "drying out" process?

2. Who was the only son born to Johnny and June?

3. What did Johnny especially enjoy at Bon Aqua?

4. In what year did Johnny and June first get together for a show?

5. Whose cremated remains did Johnny speak of in Chapter 1 of Port Richey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnny say about the decades of highs and lows in his career?

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

3. Who was Rick Rubin and what was his collaboration with Johnny?

4. What was the difference in feeling that Johnny had about his father and mother?

5. What was Johnny's decision to announce his Christianity on television and what were some of the repercussions of his decision?

6. What is Bon Aqua and what was the legend associated with it?

7. What was Johnny's work related to discriminated groups such as Native Americans and prisoners?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From what you can glean from Johnny's descriptions, create a brief character study of Johnny's father. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What created the friction between him and Johnny? How did he reconcile with him? What emotional damage was done to the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does Johnny mean by calling it CASH: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY? What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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