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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 – 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Opal hurl at the white woman who had attacked Jimmy along with the bikers during the riot?
(a) A rock.
(b) A high-heeled shoe.
(c) A speaker.
(d) A microphone.

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?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

3. For what publication was Wallace Jopson an editorial assistant at the time of the Rivington Showcase?
(a) Rolling Stone magazine.
(b) The Village Voice.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Esquire magazine.

4. When did Nev's mother die?
(a) June 4, 1967.
(b) March 2, 1969.
(c) April 12, 1966.
(d) March 24, 1968.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Sunny Shelton say her father fell in love with Opal Jewel in the Editor's Note that opens the novel?

2. When did JBJ (Jonathan Benjus Jr.) inherit Aural Media from his father?

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

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

5. Who was the bassist for the Bond Brothers?

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