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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was a concert taking place as the biography opened?
(a) Nine Miles.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Kingston.
(d) New York.

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

3. What was the name of the influential music producer that Bob met in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?
(a) Peter Tosh.
(b) Chris Blackwell.
(c) Coxsone Dodd.
(d) Leslie Kong.

4. Why did Bob tell his mother not to worry about his father's remarriage?
(a) They did not need Captain Marley anyway.
(b) Karma would repay Captain Marley.
(c) Bob did not tell his mother not to worry.
(d) Captain Marley was going to die soon anyway.

5. What was Cedella's nickname?
(a) Ciddy.
(b) Dilly.
(c) Ceddy.
(d) Delly.

6. Why did Bob's music start to catch on?
(a) Bob's music did not start to catch on.
(b) Because it appealed to the newly-independent people of Jamaica.
(c) Because Bob forced everyone he knows to promote his music.
(d) Because it appealed to the rich, upper-class people in Jamaica.

7. Who formed a group called the Soulettes?
(a) Cedella Marley.
(b) Pearl Malcolm.
(c) Bunny Livingston.
(d) Rita Anderson.

8. Who wrote to Cedella inviting Bob to Kingston?
(a) Peter Tosh.
(b) Captain Marley.
(c) Omeriah Malcolm.
(d) Toddy Livingston.

9. Where did Cedella decide to move in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?
(a) Nine Miles.
(b) Wilmington.
(c) New York.
(d) Kingston.

10. What year did the Wailers become highly successful on summer stage shows?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1972.

11. Who did Captain Marley ask Cedella about when she visited his home in Chapter 5, "Pass It On"?
(a) Toddy.
(b) Bob.
(c) Omeriah.
(d) Bunny.

12. Who did Cedella decide to move with in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?
(a) Captain Marley.
(b) Peter Tosh.
(c) Omeriah Malcolm.
(d) Toddy Livingston.

13. What was Ras Tafari promised from birth that he did not inherit?
(a) A large castle in Egypt.
(b) The governorship of Harar.
(c) Control over nature.
(d) His family's money.

14. How old was Bob in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?
(a) Fourteen years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Thirty years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What became popular in Bob's neighborhood in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

2. Who married Cedella when she became pregnant?

3. Who became king of Ethiopia, granting Garvey renown and fame for predicting it in America and Jamaica?

4. What entered Bob's eye while he was working as a welder?

5. What did Marley call himself?

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