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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 16).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Virginia couple successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?
(a) Margaret and James Redfield.
(b) Mildred and Richard Loving.
(c) Barbara and Robert Finard.
(d) Kelly and Jonathan Smithfield.

2. Why does Valerie quit the Air Force?
(a) She is not getting paid enough.
(b) She wants to advance further than they will let her.
(c) She asks for time off to spend with a sick child and they deny her the time.
(d) Her new husband forces her to resign.

3. Where does Adrian eventually go after he leaves Valerie's house in Chapter 9?
(a) To live at a girlfriend's house.
(b) To live with his aunt Esther.
(c) To live at the house of one of his football teammates.
(d) To live with his father, Cecil, in California.

4. What did someone on the staff at the juvenile detention center give Ryan that he loved and he would lose if he lost control of his behavior?
(a) A television of his own.
(b) A small radio.
(c) A hand-held video game.
(d) A sketch pad.

5. How many winners are there in the final of the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which composer's work does Ken Noda suggest Ryan try singing in Chapter 15?

2. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?

3. What is Valerie's relationship with her second husband like?

4. What is the unique word Ryan's voice teacher uses to help him during his training?

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

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