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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 call June regarding her religious fervor?

2. Johnny was criticized for his decisions to play in prisons and in _____________.

3. Who was the producer who revitalized Johnny's recording career in 1993?

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

5. In what year was the song in #112 released?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two events that included fire and explosions that could have ended Johnny's life?

2. When and where did Johnny first come in contact with the Carter family?

3. How did Johnny's friends try to intervene in his drug abuse and how did the death of Hopi Indian, Peter LaFarge, impact him?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Johnny's feelings regarding a near-death experience in 1988.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about Southern women was evident in June and her mother and sisters? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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