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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first book by Martin Luther King Jr.?
(a) Stride Toward Freedom.
(b) The Measure of a Man.
(c) Why We Can't Wait.
(d) Strength to Love.

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

3. What is Opal's father's name said to be in the interview with Opal's sister in Chapter 1?
(a) Robert.
(b) Tim.
(c) Jack.
(d) Paul.

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

5. What was the name of the biker gang that the Bond Brothers met up with and befriended while shooting Skulls in Their Wake?
(a) The Hell's Angels.
(b) The Banditos.
(c) The Danger Fiends.
(d) The Pagans.

6. Where did Opal grow up?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) Newark.

7. What is the name of Bob Hize's daughter that Sunny describes in Chapter 6?
(a) Sarah Willis.
(b) Anna Willoughby.
(c) Melody Jorgensen.
(d) Jennifer Pennington.

8. Who starred in the film To Sir, With Love?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) Sidney Poitier.
(c) George Watson.
(d) Brett Daniels.

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

10. During whose performance did Bob Hize go to talk to security about the issues with the biker gang at the Rivington Showcase?
(a) Opal & Nev's.
(b) The Bond Brothers'.
(c) Cole Young's.
(d) The Curlicutes'.

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

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

13. What was the first album Nev and Opal recorded together?
(a) White Pony.
(b) Black Coffee.
(c) Things We've Seen.
(d) Polychrome.

14. On what television show was the Confederate flag painted on the top of a Dodge Charger?
(a) All in the Family.
(b) Happy Days.
(c) Walker, Texas Ranger.
(d) The Dukes of Hazzard.

15. Where did Opal work her only 9-5 job?
(a) Michigan Bell.
(b) Macy's.
(c) AT&T.
(d) Brooks Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Bond Brothers' first charting single from Rivington Records?

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

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

4. What slang term does Opal use in interview to refer to people who continue to work when trade unionists go on strike?

5. Who was the producer with Nev that first spoke to Nev and her sister about offering them representation?

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