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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. What was the scheduled start time for the Rivington Showcase?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

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

3. 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) James Bally.
(b) Jim Morrison.
(c) Billy Preston.
(d) Jimi Hendrix.

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

5. With whom did Opal live when she first moved to New York in 1970?
(a) Jimmy Curtis.
(b) Anna Watkins.
(c) Virgil LaFleur.
(d) Nev Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first book by Martin Luther King Jr.?

2. Who was the local elementary school teacher that ran a summer daycare when Opal and her sister were children?

3. When is Sunny's Editor's Note dated in the beginning of the novel?

4. Where are some of Virgil's ancestors from, according to Opal in her interview?

5. Who wrote a critique of Polychrome for the British newspaper New Musical Express in November of 1970?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How and why was the Rivington Showcase conceptualized?

3. What was the initial cause of chaos at the Rivington Showcase?

4. How did Opal's relationship with Jimmy Curtis develop?

5. What disorder caused Opal embarrassment and bullying growing up?

6. What led Sunny to begin researching her father?

7. What tragic event ultimately led to Nev moving to New York?

8. How is Opal's attire for the Rivington Showcase described?

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

10. Why did Nev travel across the U.S. with Howie Kelly as he prepared to record an album?

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