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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 – 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Opal when she started losing her hair?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. Who was hired as the bassist for the Polychrome album recording?
(a) John Squine.
(b) LaTasha Prather.
(c) Steve Pratt.
(d) Solomon Krebble.

3. Where did Opal's mother work when Opal was growing up?
(a) The Ford plant.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The GM plant.
(d) The Johnson & Johnson company.

4. In what off-Broadway show did Virgil play a character named Turpentine?
(a) A Raisin in the Sun.
(b) Bad Willie's Juju.
(c) To Sir, With Love.
(d) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

5. The interview excerpt with Jimmy Curtis is from an article called "Class in Session" from what magazine on June 8, 1967?
(a) Aural.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Upbeat.
(d) Downbeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what neighborhood did Nev move when he first relocated to New York?

2. Where are some of Virgil's ancestors from, according to Opal in her interview?

3. On what date did the players for the Polychrome concept album gather at Rivington Records for their first studio recording?

4. Where did Opal's aunt and uncle (Rose and William) live when Opal and her sister went to stay with them for the summer?

5. Where did Iggy Pop supposedly first meet David Bowie, according to Opal's interview?

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