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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 17 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do people sometimes have trouble classifying Ryan's voice?
(a) He can sing notes no one else in the world can hit.
(b) His pronunciation problems muddy his voice.
(c) His lack of formal training makes it difficult to classify.
(d) He has a long range of notes.

2. Which child in the juvenile detention center does Ryan ask specifically to talk to?
(a) A cousin of Ryan's who is in the center.
(b) The child described only as "the rapper" who dresses in red.
(c) A young girl who spit at Ryan.
(d) The child who gets put in solitary confinement most often.

3. Which major newspaper wrote a positive review of Ryan's singing in Chapter 15?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

4. What is the name of the plaza where the New York Metropolitan Opera House is located?
(a) Washington Square.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Lincoln Center.
(d) Herald Square.

5. Who is the famous opera singer Bergner mentions in Chapter 5 who had surgery to help her lose weight?
(a) Deborah Voigt.
(b) Megan Trainor.
(c) Rene Flemming.
(d) Denyce Graves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of doctor does the Met employ to treat its singers?

2. What does Ryan tell a boy who is covered in tattoos?

3. What is the second song Ryan sings at the juvenile detention center?

4. Which group barred Marian Anderson from singing at Constitution Hall in Washington DC in 1939?

5. What do the kids on Ryan's bus say when they find out he is singing opera?

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