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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Omeriah bequeath his entire estate to?
(a) Bunny Livingston.
(b) Bob Marley.
(c) Winston Matthews.
(d) Peter Tosh.

2. What record company gained the rights to "Catch a Fire"?
(a) Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio, Ltd.
(b) Jamaican Records.
(c) Island Records.
(d) JAD and Cayman Music.

3. Who purchased a house in Kingston in the early 1970s in order to get some Jamaican roots?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Leslie Kong.
(c) Bunny Livingston.
(d) Chris Blackwell.

4. Who cut ties with the Wailers after his girlfriend was killed in a car accident after leaving Island House?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Winston Matthews.
(c) Peter Tosh.
(d) Bunny Livingston.

5. What did Bob decide to do before leaving Jamaica?
(a) Break up with Rita.
(b) Marry Rita.
(c) Disband the Wailers.
(d) Release one more record.

6. Why did Bunny and Peter record singles with Dodd individually?
(a) They were looking for more money.
(b) They did not record singles with Dodd individually.
(c) They wanted to become more popular than Marley.
(d) They wanted to leave the Wailers.

7. During Omeriah's funeral, why were the mirrors turned in the house?
(a) To preserve his spirit for reincarnation.
(b) To prevent more deaths in the family.
(c) To confuse any evil spirits lurking around.
(d) To prevent Omeriah from rising from the dead.

8. Who arrived in Jamaica shortly after the Wailers released their single, "Rude Boy"?
(a) Cedella Marley.
(b) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.
(c) Asfa Wossen.
(d) Haile Selassie.

9. Who died at the shooting at Island House in Chapter 15, "Redemption Song"?
(a) Bob.
(b) Rita.
(c) No one.
(d) Bunny.

10. What religion did Rita convert to?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Rastafarianism.

11. When Marley ran out of money to produce his own records, who helped him out?
(a) Coxsone.
(b) Rita.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Cedella.

12. What did Bob hope to do by leaving Jamaica in Chapter 10, "Stir It Up"?
(a) Escape the music industry.
(b) Never return.
(c) Bob never left Jamaica.
(d) Improve their situation.

13. Why did Bob try to convince Cedella to move in Miami?
(a) Because he missed his mother.
(b) He did not try to convince Cedella to move to Miami.
(c) Because he wanted to join her in Miami.
(d) Because he believed Delaware is too cold for her.

14. What concert was Marley asked to do by two conflicting political sides in order to avoid civil war in Jamaica?
(a) Island Friends Concert.
(b) One Love Peace Concert.
(c) Rasta-Jammin' Concert.
(d) Smile Jamaica Concert.

15. Whose jealousy became apparent during the Wailers' tour?
(a) Winston Matthews.
(b) Bob Marley.
(c) Peter Tosh.
(d) Bunny Livingston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bob invited to visit in a letter he received in February?

2. What did the meeting between Selassie and Rita ultimately affect?

3. Who treated Marley in Bavaria?

4. Who suggested that Marley and Johnny Nash go to Sweden in 1970?

5. Who were the two new additions to Marley's house in Chapter 12, "Coming In From the Cold"?

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