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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Rita's daughter?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Cedella.
(c) Nita.
(d) Sharon.

2. Who started to promote Bob's records in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?
(a) Coxsone.
(b) Peter.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Bob.

3. Who hung out on her porch every day in order to try to get the Wailers' attention?
(a) Pearl Malcolm.
(b) Bunny Livingston.
(c) Rita Anderson.
(d) Cedella Marley.

4. Who was Bob given the opportunity to sing for in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?
(a) Peter Tosh.
(b) Coxsone Dodd.
(c) Chris Blackwell.
(d) Leslie Kong.

5. What did the band's competitors have that the Wailers began to get jealous of in Chapter 8, "People Get Ready"?
(a) Women fawning all over them.
(b) Higher-quality recordings.
(c) Groupies to carry their equipment.
(d) More expensive instruments.

6. Where did Bob Marley grow up?
(a) In Wilmington, Delaware.
(b) In Kingston, Jamaica.
(c) In Nine Miles, Jamaica.
(d) In Brooklyn, New York.

7. What did Bob tell his mother about his career goals in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?
(a) That he wants to be a famous actor.
(b) That he is going to start a musical career.
(c) That he has none.
(d) That he is going to be a welder.

8. What happened when Rita stayed the night with Bob?
(a) They never spoke again.
(b) She was attacked by the evil things he had described earlier.
(c) She was harassed by his nosy neighbors.
(d) They got married.

9. Who was thought to be a prophet for the African people?
(a) Prophet Gad.
(b) Asfa Wossen.
(c) Jim Morrison.
(d) Ras Tafari.

10. Who did Cedella greet at Captain Marley's home?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) His new wife.
(c) Omeriah Malcolm.
(d) Captain Marley.

11. How did Cedella's family feel when Bob returned to Nine Miles with his mother?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Indifferent.

12. Why did Bob break ties with Kong?
(a) Because another producer offers more money.
(b) Because Kong is rude to Cedella.
(c) Because the producer has refused to pay him.
(d) Bob does not break ties with Kong.

13. Who began handing Rita love notes from Bob?
(a) Peter.
(b) Bob.
(c) Coxsone.
(d) Bunny.

14. What was the name of Cedella's second child?
(a) Nesta.
(b) Bunny.
(c) Omeriah.
(d) Pearl.

15. Who would Bob be under the care of in Kingston?
(a) Captain Marley.
(b) This is not specified.
(c) Cedella.
(d) Captain Marley's wealthy nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was a girl in Bob's culture seen if she was not pregnant by the time she was out of her teens?

2. Where did the boys in Kingston learn to be more independent and more mischievous?

3. Who did Cedella decide to move with in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?

4. When Cedella found Bob in Chapter 4, "Bad Card", whose care was he under?

5. Who formed a group called the Soulettes?

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