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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Jimmy Curtis born and raised?
(a) Huntington Beach, Alabama.
(b) Alamo, Texas.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Beaufort, South Carolina.

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

3. When did the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing take place?
(a) June 30, 1965.
(b) September 15, 1963.
(c) October 12, 1966.
(d) June 3, 1964.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who performed the song "Black Coffee" in a 2001 controversial movie-musical?

3. Who was hired to play keyboard on the Polychrome recording?

4. 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?

5. What did Opal and Nev's old cult of fans call themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Virgil LaFleur help and influence Opal when she first arrived in New York?

2. How are the Bond Brothers described?

3. Where did Opal grow up? What was her family like?

4. Why did Sunny present the photograph of Opal and Nev fleeing the Rivington Riot to her staff? How did they respond?

5. How were Opal's experiences in Alabama different from Detroit?

6. What was Sunny's family like growing up? When was she born?

7. Who is Bob Hize?

8. What circumstances led to Opal and Nev going onstage to perform at the Rivington Showcase?

9. How and why was the Rivington Showcase conceptualized?

10. Why did Polychrome fail?

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