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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Cedella Marley when she gave birth to her first child?
(a) Nineteen years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Twenty-one years old.
(d) Twenty-five years old.

4. Where did Captain Marley take Bob upon Bob's arrival in Kingston in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?
(a) To a decrepit house on Heywood Street.
(b) To a nice house in the rich part of town.
(c) Directly to school.
(d) To his own home.

5. How did Bob feel about going to Kingston?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angry.
(c) Upset.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred at midnight on August 5?

2. Who started to promote Bob's records in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?

3. What type of music was Bob interested in at age fourteen?

4. Why did Cedella decide to relocate?

5. What was the name of the studio that Coxsone built?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Captain Marley write Cedella in Chapter 4, "Bad Card"?

2. When did Ras Tafari change his name, and what did he change it to?

3. How and where did Cedella find Bob in Kingston?

4. Describe Bob's childhood as seen in Chapter 3, "Misty Morning".

5. Who was Marcus Garvey, and why was he famous?

6. Why did the Wailers' music start to catch on?

7. How did Bob and Bunny react when radios become popular in their neighborhood?

8. How did Bob Marley feel about the African people during the concert for Independence Day in Zimbabwe?

9. What religious beliefs and symbols surrounded Ras Tafari?

10. How did Bob cut his first recording, and what did he receive as payment?

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