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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. What was the scheduled start time for the Rivington Showcase?

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

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

4. Who was the local elementary school teacher that ran a summer daycare when Opal and her sister were children?

5. Who was the drummer for the Bond Brothers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Opal do after graduating high school?

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

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

9. Who is Rosemary Salducci?

10. How and why was the Rivington Showcase conceptualized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Jimmy Curtis in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. What was Jimmy's relationship to Opal & Nev? What was his relationship to Sunny? How did Jimmy present himself as a musician? How did he die?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Virgil LaFleur in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. What is Virgil's relationship to Opal? How would you describe his character? How does Virgil's character arc develop over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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