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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. On what day was Jimmy Curtis's memorial held?

2. Who did Gloria Steinem say called her to tell her about Opal and Nev on the Dick Cavette show in her interview?

3. For what movie did Opal audition to play Stephanie St. Clair?

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

5. How is Opal described as entering the stage in "The Opal and Nev Experience" article in Aural that was published in December of 1972?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nev say about his memories of the Rivington Showcase?

2. How did Nev's and Opal's career change when they went solo?

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

4. What did Opal do while in Paris?

5. How did Opal and Nev diverge as artists after the Rivington Showcase?

6. What did Sunny do at the Derringdo festival?

7. Who is Lizzie Harris and what is her significance in the novel?

8. What led to Opal going to Paris? Who went with her?

9. What happened when Opal revealed the flag during her performance at the Rivington Showcase?

10. How did the Dick Cavett Show impact the careers of Opal and Nev?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the revelations of Chet Bond in his interview with Sunny. What did Chet reveal that took Sunny by surprise? How does this revelation change the trajectory of the novel's plot? Do you think that Chet was being honest? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Opal as a protagonist in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. How old is Opal in the contemporary timeline? When did she begin recording music with Nev? How would you describe the trajectory of Opal's musical career? Where does she stand at the end of the novel?

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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