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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 individual killed by the Hell's Angels at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert?

2. In choosing the name "SarahLena," Jimmy chose Sarah after whom?

3. What movie was Quentin Tarantino doing a press junket interview in 2012 when he commented on Opal and Nev?

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

5. Who was the other guest on the couch during Opal and Nev's interview on the Dick Cavett show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Sunny losing her job?

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

3. What did Opal do while in Paris?

4. How was Opal a contributing factor in Sunny's education?

5. Who is Marion Jacobie, and what is her significance in the novel?

6. What caused Opal to depart the stage at the Derringdo festival?

7. What led to Opal revealing the flag onstage? How did she reveal it?

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

9. Why did Corinne push Sunny to complete the book?

10. How did Bob Hize die? Why did Sunny attend his funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the historical context and setting of Nev's childhood and young adulthood. Where did Nev grow up? What was his family like? Where did Nev go to school and college? What did he study? How did the historical events of this time period impact Nev's outlook on life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Virgil LaFleur in The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. What is Virgil's relationship to Opal? How would you describe his character? How does Virgil's character arc develop over the course of the novel?

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