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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 Garvey claim would be the Redeemer?

2. Why did Cedella lose her case?

3. What did the Malcolm family realize after they did not hear from Bob for several weeks?

4. Why did Cedella go to the courthouse a few days after visiting Captain Marley?

5. How did Rita's aunt Viola respond to finding Rita and Bob in her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rastafarianism affect Jamaicans?

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

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

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

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

6. What happened on February 6, 1945?

7. After returning to Nine Miles where did Cedella decide to move, and why?

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

9. Why did Cedella go to the courthouse, what happened there and how did Bob respond?

10. What circumstances led to Cedella moving away from Jamaica, and where did she move to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Investigate "Catch a Fire" as a biography. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical biography? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as a biography? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as a biography?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How would Bob's life story be different if Bob's father had not abandoned Cedella and Bob?

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