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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Opal and Nev's old cult of fans call themselves?
(a) The Opalites.
(b) The Wanderers.
(c) The Nevsters.
(d) The Mercurials.

2. What was the first single on the album Polychrome?
(a) "Black Coffee."
(b) "Yellow Belly."
(c) "Girl in Gold."
(d) "White Fever."

3. Who wrote a critique of Polychrome for the British newspaper New Musical Express in November of 1970?
(a) Aaron Jackson.
(b) Stewart Fitzsimmons.
(c) Sarah Bernstein.
(d) Steve Pratt.

4. Who was hired to play keyboard on the Polychrome recording?
(a) LaTasha Prather.
(b) John Squine.
(c) Solomon Krebble.
(d) Steve Pratt.

5. Where is Marion Jacobie's photo studio located in New York, according to the author in the end of Chapter 13?
(a) The East Village.
(b) SoHo.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) Chelsea.

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

7. For how long was Opal Robinson's first Rivington contract good?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

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

9. Into what neighborhood did Nev move when he first relocated to New York?
(a) The Upper West Side.
(b) The East Village.
(c) The West Village.
(d) The Upper East Side.

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

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

12. Who took the iconic photograph of Opal and Nev that was featured in the New York Times after the riot that killed Sunny's father?
(a) Marion Jacobie.
(b) Rochelle Rodrigues.
(c) Anna Barkley.
(d) Jennifer Watkins.

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

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

15. Where was the Netflix music special taping when Sunny ran into Opal Jewel?
(a) The Lucille Lortel Theater.
(b) Gotham Hall.
(c) The Met Opera House.
(d) The Four Seasons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date did Nev and Howie Kelly visit an amateur night at a nightclub in Detroit and first hear Opal sing?

3. Who was Bob Hize's at-home nurse when Sunny was interviewing him?

4. Who was hired as the second guitarist for the Polychrome album recording?

5. What is the name of Opal's mother?

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