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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. In what off-Broadway show did Virgil play a character named Turpentine?
2. Where was the Rivington Showcase set to be performed?
3. When did Cole Young die from liver cancer?
4. How old was Sunny when she ran into Opal Jewel at the Netflix special?
5. What member of the Bond Brothers was sent to the practice sessions for the Rivington Showcase as their representative?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tragic event ultimately led to Nev moving to New York?
2. What song created conflict between Opal and Nev in their first album? Why?
3. What did Opal do after graduating high school?
4. Who is Rosemary Salducci?
5. What circumstances led to Opal and Nev going onstage to perform at the Rivington Showcase?
6. Why was Nev's choice of Opal as a musical partner ironic?
7. Where did Opal grow up? What was her family like?
8. What caused Opal's fury backstage before the Rivington Showcase?
9. Where did Nev grow up? What was his childhood like?
10. What is Sunny's standing in her profession at the beginning of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of art and politics in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. How do these themes apply to Opal and Nev, individually and as a duo? How do they apply to Sunny's character? What statement(s) do you believe the author is making about art and politics in this novel? Why?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the plot structure of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. Where in the novel does the inciting incident take place? What information has been revealed in the exposition? Where is the climax? How would you compare the plot structure of this novel with others you have read in class?
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