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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 are some of Virgil's ancestors from, according to Opal in her interview?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Guinea.
(d) Haiti.

2. When was Sunny named editor in chief at Aural?
(a) May, 2013.
(b) March, 2015.
(c) September, 2011.
(d) June, 2017.

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

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

5. When did Nev's mother die?
(a) April 12, 1966.
(b) March 24, 1968.
(c) March 2, 1969.
(d) June 4, 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Opal's father's name said to be in the interview with Opal's sister in Chapter 1?

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

3. Nev's lost tune "Black Coffee" ended up on the soundtrack for what controversial 2001 movie-musical?

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

5. For how long was Opal Robinson's first Rivington contract good?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Opal reluctant to perform in the Rivington Showcase? What changed her mind?

5. What did Opal do after graduating high school?

6. Why did Polychrome fail?

7. Who is Bob Hize?

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

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

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

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