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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 company's ads did Lizzie Harris associate with the iconic photo of Opal and Nev in her speech at the 2003 New Yorker Festival?

2. Who was the other guest on the couch during Opal and Nev's interview on the Dick Cavett show?

3. What is the title of Chapter 23?

4. On what date were nine Black Americans killed inside of the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina by a white supremacist?

5. According to some witnesses, what were the Hell's Angels paid with for their security at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why did Opal return to the U.S. from Paris?

2. What blame did Opal take for the Rivington Riot?

3. What did Opal do while in Paris?

4. How was Opal a contributing factor in Sunny's education?

5. What major revelation did Chet Bond offer in his interview with Sunny?

6. What caused Opal to depart the stage at the Derringdo festival?

7. What did Sunny do at the Derringdo festival?

8. What led to Opal revealing the flag onstage? How did she reveal it?

9. What did Nev do while Opal was in Paris?

10. How did Bob Hize die? Why did Sunny attend his funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the Confederate flag in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. Where does the flag appear in the novel? What are the main characters' responses/reactions to the flag? How does the flag factor into the main plotline?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Bob Hize and Howie Kelly in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. What are the professions of these characters? What are their principal motivations? What conflicts do they face in the narrative? Do you consider these characters protagonists or antagonists? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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