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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) Cassablanca.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Gone with the Wind.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

2. Who among the members of the Bond Brothers campaigned for Donald Trump in 2016?
(a) Chet Bond.
(b) Cole Young.
(c) Beau Bond.
(d) Sam Wallace.

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

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

5. Who was Nev's first piano teacher?
(a) Manuel Padilla.
(b) George Risehart.
(c) Susan Haynie.
(d) Joe Arrant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Sunny Shelton say her father fell in love with Opal Jewel in the Editor's Note that opens the novel?

3. What was the name of the nightclub where Opal sang with her sister in Detroit (and where she first met Nev)?

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?

5. What was the first recorded song written by Nev?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What led Sunny to begin researching her father?

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

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

6. Why was Nev's choice of Opal as a musical partner ironic?

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

8. How did Jimmy Curtis die?

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

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

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