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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. Who was the bassist for the Bond Brothers?

2. Where was the Netflix music special taping when Sunny ran into Opal Jewel?

3. What did Opal and Nev's old cult of fans call themselves?

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

5. When did Nev's mother die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Polychrome fail?

3. Where did Opal grow up? What was her family like?

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

5. How is Opal's attire for the Rivington Showcase described?

6. How did the Black community respond to Opal and Nev when they first started out?

7. Why did Sunny present the photograph of Opal and Nev fleeing the Rivington Riot to her staff? How did they respond?

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

9. What song created conflict between Opal and Nev in their first album? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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