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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the album Temper released?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1979.

2. How is Opal described as entering the stage in "The Opal and Nev Experience" article in Aural that was published in December of 1972?
(a) On a pogo stick.
(b) On a tightrope.
(c) On an acrobatic swing.
(d) On a motorcycle.

3. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) "Copy the Right, People, and the Rest Falls in Place."
(b) "Flourish of Drama."
(c) "Click, Click, Click."
(d) "All Us Rug Rats."

4. What did Nev write to Bob Hize after seeing the headlines in the newspaper after the riot when he was in the hospital?
(a) "It's me."
(b) "Help."
(c) "Why me?"
(d) "Where's Opal?"

5. How old was Tom Morello when he was with Opal and Nev on the Dick Cavett Show?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

6. Who was the individual killed by the Hell's Angels at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert?
(a) Joe Anderson.
(b) Susan Rosen.
(c) Meredith Hunter.
(d) Manuel Padilla.

7. What band was playing at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert when a riot broke out involving the Hell's Angels?
(a) The Who.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Doors.

8. What did Opal do when Sunny placed the iconic photo from after the riot before her in their interview?
(a) She told her to put it away.
(b) She ripped it into shreds.
(c) She began weeping.
(d) She left the interview.

9. What did Bob Hize say his biggest regret was surrounding the riot at the Rivington Showcase?
(a) That the world can be so unkind and ungenerous.
(b) That the venue turned out to be an inept failure.
(c) Not being there for Sunny's mother.
(d) Failing to always act from a place of integrity and love.

10. In choosing the name "SarahLena," Jimmy chose Sarah after whom?
(a) Sarah Vaughan.
(b) Sarah O'Harris.
(c) Sarah Pennington.
(d) Sarah McClure.

11. Who did JBJ say had called him, threatening to deny Aural interviews with any of her clients if they pursued theories on the actions of Nev Charles?
(a) Lizzie Harris.
(b) Bob Hize.
(c) Howie Kelly.
(d) James Anderson.

12. Where did Nev rent a house after moving out of the Hizes' apartment when his and Opal's second album was successful?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The West Village.
(d) SoHo.

13. Where does Sunny describe driving to for the Derringdo event in Chapter 23?
(a) Taos, New Mexico.
(b) Big Sur, California.
(c) Lancaster, New Hampshire.
(d) La Jolla, California.

14. Who does Opal describe coming to give her a shot at the hospital after the riot?
(a) Nurse Jackie.
(b) Nurse Emily.
(c) Nurse Ratched.
(d) Nurse Judy.

15. What is the title of Chapter 21?
(a) "That's How They Get You."
(b) "Flourish of Drama."
(c) "All Us Rug Rats."
(d) "Copy the Right, People, and the Rest Falls in Place."

Short Answer Questions

1. To what publishing/recording studio did Opal transition from Rivington with the album Temper?

2. Having been asked about his single biggest regret surrounding the Rivington Showcase, what did Howie Kelly say his was?

3. From what publication is the "Just Say O.?" article that is excerpted in Chapter 22?

4. Who did Gloria Steinem say called her to tell her about Opal and Nev on the Dick Cavette show in her interview?

5. Why was most of Marion Jacobie's photography of the Rivington Showcase lost?

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