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

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

3. When was Aural magazine launched?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1965.

4. Where did Opal work her only 9-5 job?
(a) Michigan Bell.
(b) Macy's.
(c) AT&T.
(d) Brooks Brothers.

5. For how long was Opal Robinson's first Rivington contract good?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does Sunny say she has worked as a journalist in the Editor's note in the beginning of the novel?

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

3. When did Cole Young die from liver cancer?

4. When did JBJ (Jonathan Benjus Jr.) inherit Aural Media from his father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the genre of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. What makes this genre unique?

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

3. What was the relationship between Opal and Nev like when they first began recording?

4. How did Opal respond to Howie's contract when he first presented it to her?

5. What is Sunny's standing in her profession at the beginning of the novel?

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

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

8. What song created conflict between Opal and Nev in their first album? Why?

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

10. Who is Rosemary Salducci?

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