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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Opal's album Weird O. released?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1979.

2. Who first published Marion Jacobie's iconic photo of Opal and Nev after the riot?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The New York Post.
(d) Rolling Stone.

3. From what publication is the article "Meltdown for Aural Editor?" in Chapter 21?
(a) The New York Post.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) Aural magazine.

4. Who was the first member of the Bond Brothers to come onstage during Opal and Nev's set at the Rivington Showcase?
(a) Cole Young.
(b) Chet Bond.
(c) Bob Hize.
(d) Beau Bond.

5. Who did JBJ say had called him, threatening to deny Aural interviews with any of her clients if they pursued theories on the actions of Nev Charles?
(a) James Anderson.
(b) Lizzie Harris.
(c) Howie Kelly.
(d) Bob Hize.

6. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) "Copy the Right, People, and the Rest Falls in Place."
(b) "Click, Click, Click."
(c) "All Us Rug Rats."
(d) "Flourish of Drama."

7. How many tracks comprise the album Temper?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

8. When did J. Edgar Hoover die?
(a) May 15, 1972.
(b) April 2, 1971.
(c) March 3, 1974.
(d) May 2, 1972.

9. Who was the individual killed by the Hell's Angels at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert?
(a) Joe Anderson.
(b) Susan Rosen.
(c) Manuel Padilla.
(d) Meredith Hunter.

10. Why was most of Marion Jacobie's photography of the Rivington Showcase lost?
(a) She dropped her camera in a mud puddle when escaping.
(b) Her camera was stolen in the theater.
(c) A policeman confiscated her film and destroyed it.
(d) A biker forced her to pull out the film in her camera.

11. When did Opal and Nev's only concert tour launch?
(a) May 2, 1972.
(b) May 15, 1972.
(c) March 3, 1973.
(d) March 3, 1974.

12. Who was the 18-year-old concert attendee that Sunny interviewed at Derringdo?
(a) Al Daughtry.
(b) Jamie Smithson.
(c) Anna Wilson.
(d) James Waterson.

13. When was the "Just Say O.?" article published?
(a) September, 1981.
(b) April, 1983.
(c) July, 1988.
(d) June, 1984.

14. Who did Chet Bond say tipped him off to his flag being stolen before the concert?
(a) Beau.
(b) Bob Hize.
(c) Nev.
(d) Opal.

15. Who came to Rosemary Salducci asking for money to bail out some of the buddies of the Bond Brothers?
(a) Jimmy Page.
(b) Steven Wagner.
(c) Beau Bond.
(d) Chet Bond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in California did Sunny go to see Opal after her interview with Chet Bond?

2. How old was Tom Morello when he was with Opal and Nev on the Dick Cavett Show?

3. Having been asked about his single biggest regret surrounding the Rivington Showcase, what did Howie Kelly say his was?

4. Who does Opal describe coming to give her a shot at the hospital after the riot?

5. 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?

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