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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Valerie find when she came home hastily from Korea?
(a) Ryan and Adrian were very ill.
(b) Valerie's father needed to find a new job.
(c) Valerie's mother was dying.
(d) Cecil was living with another woman and that woman's son in her apartment.

2. What is the name of the character from the Verdi opera that Ryan plays in his audition for the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) Iago.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Banquo.
(d) Tybalt.

3. What is Valerie's relationship with her second husband like?
(a) Valerie does not like how much time her second husband spends with his own children from a previous relationship.
(b) It starts out fine, but soon it descends into physical abuse.
(c) Valerie is upset that her second husband likes dancing too much.
(d) They are very happy together.

4. What is one problem Ryan experiences in buying formal clothes?
(a) He wears bright colors that are hard to find.
(b) He is unusually large and it can be hard to find things in his size.
(c) He wants to find clothes to make him look taller.
(d) He will only wear silk and silk is very expensive.

5. What regime in Europe did DeJarnette sympathize with during the 1930s and 1940s?
(a) The Nazi regime.
(b) The Green regime.
(c) The Tory regime.
(d) The Communist regime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?

2. Who is the famous opera singer Bergner mentions in Chapter 5 who had surgery to help her lose weight?

3. Who is the teacher Ryan adores from his elementary school years?

4. What caused the scars on the backs of Ryan's legs?

5. What important leader does Ryan's elementary school teacher introduce him to?

(see the answer key)

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