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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 – 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What slang term does Opal use in interview to refer to people who continue to work when trade unionists go on strike?
(a) Rat.
(b) Sponge.
(c) Scab.
(d) Narc.

2. What did Nev write to Bob Hize after seeing the headlines in the newspaper after the riot when he was in the hospital?
(a) "Why me?"
(b) "It's me."
(c) "Help."
(d) "Where's Opal?"

3. What member of the Bond Brothers was sent to the practice sessions for the Rivington Showcase as their representative?
(a) Beau Bond.
(b) Cole Young.
(c) Chet Bond.
(d) Jimmy Preston.

4. Nev's lost tune "Black Coffee" ended up on the soundtrack for what controversial 2001 movie-musical?
(a) Rock Away.
(b) The Jungle.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Center Rising.

5. When was Skulls in Their Wake released?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first recorded song written by Nev?

2. For what movie did Opal audition to play Stephanie St. Clair?

3. What word used by Nev Charles in an interview refers to pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune?

4. When did J. Edgar Hoover die?

5. What is Opal's father's name said to be in the interview with Opal's sister in Chapter 1?

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