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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. Who did Bob push his music on?

2. Why did Bob's music start to catch on?

3. How did Cedella's family feel when Bob returned to Nine Miles with his mother?

4. What did the band's competitors have that the Wailers began to get jealous of in Chapter 8, "People Get Ready"?

5. Who was Bob given the opportunity to sing for in Chapter 6, "Small Axe"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Bob arrived in Kingston?

3. Who was Omeriah Malcolm, and what did he think about Bob?

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

5. What was the connection between Haile Selassie and Rastafarianism?

6. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

7. Who were the members of the Wailers, and who offered them a contract?

8. Describe Ras Tafari's childhood.

9. How did Rita Anderson become involved with Bob Marley?

10. What disturbed Bob and Rita's sleep at her place, and what was the result of this event?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is foreshadowing used in "Catch a Fire"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 2

How does Bob and Rita's relationship and marriage affect his life?

Essay Topic 3

How are the different symbols used throughout Marley's biography to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

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