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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie does Howie Kelly refer to as the biggest movie of all time in an interview?
(a) Gone with the Wind.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Cassablanca.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

2. What was the name of the nightclub where Opal sang with her sister in Detroit (and where she first met Nev)?
(a) The Aries.
(b) The Gemini.
(c) The Virgo.
(d) The Aquarius.

3. On what date did Nev and Howie Kelly visit an amateur night at a nightclub in Detroit and first hear Opal sing?
(a) April 11, 1970.
(b) July 3, 1972.
(c) April 1, 1969.
(d) June 3, 1971.

4. Where was the Rivington Showcase set to be performed?
(a) The Bond Theater.
(b) The Lucille Lortel Theater.
(c) The Wallace Theater.
(d) The Smythe Theater.

5. Where was the Netflix music special taping when Sunny ran into Opal Jewel?
(a) Gotham Hall.
(b) The Met Opera House.
(c) The Four Seasons.
(d) The Lucille Lortel Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the players for the Polychrome concept album gather at Rivington Records for their first studio recording?

2. Who was the lead guitarist for the Bond Brothers?

3. What is the name of Opal's sister?

4. When did Opal's mother first send her and her sister to the South to stay with relatives during the summer?

5. Who wrote a critique of Polychrome for the British newspaper New Musical Express in November of 1970?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Opal arrive in New York? Where did she live?

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

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

7. What does Polychrome refer to and what is its importance?

8. How were Opal's experiences in Alabama different from Detroit?

9. How and why was the Rivington Showcase conceptualized?

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

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