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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the Rivington artist that described one of the Bond Brothers picking her up in the studio and smacking her on the bottom, to her horror?
(a) Jennifer Hoff.
(b) Mary Sharp.
(c) Amelia Rosen.
(d) Sarah Fabian.

4. On what date did Nev and Howie Kelly visit an amateur night at a nightclub in Detroit and first hear Opal sing?
(a) July 3, 1972.
(b) June 3, 1971.
(c) April 1, 1969.
(d) April 11, 1970.

5. What was the first recorded song written by Nev?
(a) "Black Coffee."
(b) "Lost."
(c) "Rosy."
(d) "Winding Road."

6. Who originally recorded the song "The Weight" that was played before Opal and Nev went onstage?
(a) The Who.
(b) The Band.
(c) The Rolling Stones.
(d) The Beatles.

7. Who did Opal demand play with them in order for her to perform in the Rivington Showcase?
(a) Jimmy Curtis.
(b) Billy Preston.
(c) Preston Wallace.
(d) Cole Young.

8. Who owned the brownstone that Opal moved into when she first moved to New York?
(a) Miss Juanita.
(b) Miss Ernestine.
(c) Miss Elizabeth.
(d) Miss Emilia.

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

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

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

12. Who was hired as the second guitarist for the Polychrome album recording?
(a) LaTasha Prather.
(b) Solomon Krebble.
(c) John Squine.
(d) Steve Pratt.

13. 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) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

14. Who was the lead guitarist for the Bond Brothers?
(a) Chet Bond.
(b) Cole Young.
(c) Beau Bond.
(d) Donny Pendle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Rivington Showcase set to be performed?

2. Where did Opal's mother work when Opal was growing up?

3. Who was the bassist for the Bond Brothers?

4. Who was scheduled to open the Rivington Showcase concert?

5. Who developed the album art for Polychrome?

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