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

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

3. What is the name of the autoimmune condition that Opal suffers from?
(a) Myasthenia gravis.
(b) Alopecia areata.
(c) Hashimoto thyroiditis.
(d) Dermatomyositis.

4. What instrument did Sunny's father play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Keyboard.
(c) Drums.
(d) Bass guitar.

5. Who developed the album art for Polychrome?
(a) Naomi Sigrin.
(b) Steve Pratt.
(c) James Anderson.
(d) Lizzie Harris.

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

7. What word used by Nev Charles in an interview refers to pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune?
(a) Entropy.
(b) Cynicism.
(c) Agoraphobia.
(d) Schadenfreude.

8. What is Opal's favorite color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

9. When did Opal's mother first send her and her sister to the South to stay with relatives during the summer?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1961.

10. How old was Opal when she started losing her hair?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

12. When was Sunny named editor in chief at Aural?
(a) March, 2015.
(b) May, 2013.
(c) June, 2017.
(d) September, 2011.

13. On what date did the players for the Polychrome concept album gather at Rivington Records for their first studio recording?
(a) July 6, 1970.
(b) April 12, 1971.
(c) August 14, 1970.
(d) July 30, 1969.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the drummer for the Bond Brothers?

2. In what off-Broadway show did Virgil play a character named Turpentine?

3. Who was the lead guitarist for the Bond Brothers?

4. Who was the last of the original members of the Ramones to die?

5. Where did Iggy Pop supposedly first meet David Bowie, according to Opal's interview?

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