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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 still frequented Island House, despite developing his own work?

2. When rumors spread that Bob Marley was dead, how did he prove that he was back on top?

3. How were women seen in Rita's new religion?

4. Who eventually took over the house at 56 Hope Road?

5. What happened to the producer of "The Best of the Wailers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rita's meeting with Haile Selassie.

2. What did "Rude Boy" describe and why was it popular?

3. How was "Catch a Fire" released, and how was it received?

4. Describe the interaction between Bob and Cedella in Chapter 9, "Natural Mystic".

5. How did Rita lead Bob to convert to Rastafarianism?

6. What caused Peter and Bunny to withdraw further from the Wailers in Chapter 15, "Redemption Song"?

7. What did Marley dream of on September 10, 1964, and what did this seem to be related to?

8. What happened to Leslie Kong when he tried to re- release the Wailers' old tracks for pure profit?

9. How was the house at 56 Hope Road significant?

10. How did The Wailers change in Chapter 14, "Who the Cap Fit"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the third person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the biography be different if a different point of view were used?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the main themes in this biography and detail its recurrences throughout the book. What does it add to Marley's biography? How does it affect the different individuals in his life?

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