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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The interview excerpt with Jimmy Curtis is from an article called "Class in Session" from what magazine on June 8, 1967?

2. For what publication was Wallace Jopson an editorial assistant at the time of the Rivington Showcase?

3. When did Cole Young die from liver cancer?

4. On what television show was the Confederate flag painted on the top of a Dodge Charger?

5. Who was the lead singer of the Curlicutes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Jimmy Curtis die?

6. What happened to the Bond Brothers' flag backstage at the showcase?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the framing device used in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. What is the frame that is established? How does the author set up the frame for the reader? Why and how is this framing device significant in relation to the novel's themes, characters, and plot?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the plot structure of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. Where in the novel does the inciting incident take place? What information has been revealed in the exposition? Where is the climax? How would you compare the plot structure of this novel with others you have read in class?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the historical context of Opal's childhood. When did Opal come of age? Where did she live with her mother and sister growing up? Where did she stay with relatives in the summers? How did this setting differ from her home? How did the civil rights movement impact Opal's childhood and young adulthood?

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