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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 movie does Howie Kelly refer to as the biggest movie of all time in an interview?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Cassablanca.
(d) Gone with the Wind.

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

3. How old was Sunny when she ran into Opal Jewel at the Netflix special?
(a) 35.
(b) 39.
(c) 43.
(d) 48.

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) "The Things Lonely Boys Do."
(b) "Thomas's Girl on Kilimanjaro."
(c) "Copy the Right, People, and the Rest Falls in Place."
(d) "Flourish of Drama."

5. What is the name of Opal's sister?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Corrine.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the band the Bond Brothers discovered by Howie Kelly?

3. What slang term does Opal use in interview to refer to people who continue to work when trade unionists go on strike?

4. Who was hired as the bassist for the Polychrome album recording?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Polychrome fail?

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

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

4. Where did Nev grow up? What was his childhood like?

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

6. What does Polychrome refer to and what is its importance?

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

8. What were the circumstances surrounding Sunny's single interview with Nev?

9. When did Opal arrive in New York? Where did she live?

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

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