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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "Thomas's Girl on Kilimanjaro."
(b) "Copy the Right, People, and the Rest Falls in Place."
(c) "All Us Rug Rats."
(d) "The Things Lonely Boys Do."

2. 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.

3. Where was the Rivington Showcase set to be performed?
(a) The Bond Theater.
(b) The Wallace Theater.
(c) The Smythe Theater.
(d) The Lucille Lortel Theater.

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

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

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

7. What is the name of Opal's mother?
(a) Corinne.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Jess.

8. 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.

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

10. What name did Sunny's father give to her at birth?
(a) SarahLena.
(b) Alicia.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Sonia.

11. Where did Opal's aunt and uncle (Rose and William) live when Opal and her sister went to stay with them for the summer?
(a) Hunter, Alabama.
(b) Titusville, Alabama.
(c) Jackson, Alabama.
(d) Malvern, Alabama.

12. How old was Sunny's father when he was killed?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 30.
(d) 28.

13. What was the name of the nightclub where Opal sang with her sister in Detroit (and where she first met Nev)?
(a) The Virgo.
(b) The Aries.
(c) The Aquarius.
(d) The Gemini.

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

15. Who does Opal describe as being practically another member of the Beatles after performing organ on "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down"?
(a) Jim Morrison.
(b) James Bally.
(c) Jimi Hendrix.
(d) Billy Preston.

Short Answer Questions

1. The interview excerpt with Jimmy Curtis is from an article called "Class in Session" from what magazine on June 8, 1967?

2. Who among the members of the Bond Brothers campaigned for Donald Trump in 2016?

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

4. What was George Harrison's first solo release after the Beatles?

5. When did Nev's mother die?

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