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

2. Who was the other guest on the couch during Opal and Nev's interview on the Dick Cavett show?
(a) Stephanie Jonasson.
(b) Martha McSally.
(c) Jane Fonda.
(d) Becca Lewis.

3. Having been asked about his single biggest regret surrounding the Rivington Showcase, what did Howie Kelly say his was?
(a) He had no regrets because none of it was his fault.
(b) That the venue turned out to be an inept failure.
(c) That the world can be so unkind and ungenerous.
(d) Not being there for Sunny's mother.

4. Who was the local elementary school teacher that ran a summer daycare when Opal and her sister were children?
(a) Mrs. Watkins.
(b) Mrs. Dennis.
(c) Mrs. Pennington.
(d) Mrs. Brewer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Sunny's Editor's Note dated in the beginning of the novel?

2. Who originally recorded the song "The Weight" that was played before Opal and Nev went onstage?

3. What was the second song that Nev sang for Opal when he met with her alone at her family's apartment to get her to sign with him?

4. Who ultimately came up with the idea for Rivington Showcase?

5. For what publication was Wallace Jopson an editorial assistant at the time of the Rivington Showcase?

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