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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 – 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Opal and Nez's producer that Sunny interviewed in what would likely be his final interview?
(a) Roberto Waller.
(b) Anna Davis.
(c) Roberta Salducci.
(d) Bob Hize.

2. How old was Opal when she first came to New York?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

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

4. Where are some of Virgil's ancestors from, according to Opal in her interview?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Guinea.

5. When does Sunny Shelton say her father fell in love with Opal Jewel in the Editor's Note that opens the novel?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing take place?

2. For how many years does Sunny say she has worked as a journalist in the Editor's note in the beginning of the novel?

3. For how long was Opal Robinson's first Rivington contract good?

4. How old was Sunny when she ran into Opal Jewel at the Netflix special?

5. What was the name of the nightclub where Opal sang with her sister in Detroit (and where she first met Nev)?

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