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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the accompanist Ryan meets in Chapter 12 who was once a child prodigy on the piano?
(a) James Robeson.
(b) James Levine.
(c) Ken Noda.
(d) Richard Wright.

2. Who is the contemporary black male opera singer Bernger interviews who says being black is a disadvantage when working in opera?
(a) Eric Owens.
(b) Paul Robeson.
(c) James Brown.
(d) Philippe Sly.

3. Who is Ryan's new Italian coach in Chapter 15?
(a) Rob Jameson.
(b) Camille LaBarre.
(c) Bob Cowart.
(d) Paul Smith.

4. How does Ryan's father die?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) Of cancer.
(c) Of a sudden heart attack.
(d) Of a stroke.

5. What was Ryan's second role in a Met opera?
(a) A part in Othello.
(b) A part in Madame Butterfly.
(c) A part in Parsifal.
(d) A part in Don Giovanni.

6. Which musical does Ryan perform in in high school that makes his mother weep in the audience?
(a) Camelot.
(b) Showboat.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Porgy and Bess.

7. Which teacher at Governor's School takes Ryan under his wing and helps turn him into a very good singer?
(a) Jeremy Johns.
(b) Alan Fischer.
(c) Mr. Robert Brown Jr.
(d) Paul Robeson.

8. Who is Ryan's aunt who is surprised when he expresses interest in opera?
(a) Yvette.
(b) Esther.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Deanna.

9. Which popular black male singer was passed over for a role in the Met's production of The Emperor Jones in the 1930s?
(a) Jesse Owens.
(b) Edward Owens.
(c) Cole Porter.
(d) Paul Robeson.

10. Who is the singer Ryan is afraid of being compared to in Chapter 13?
(a) James Ruddington.
(b) Mark Graves.
(c) Terrence Coleman.
(d) Paul Robeson.

11. Which family members of Ryan's were in the audience to hear him sing in his first opera a the Met on opening night?
(a) No one.
(b) Aunt Esther.
(c) Cecil and Valerie.
(d) Adrian.

12. Which of the following songs does Ryan sing for his audition for the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts?
(a) Don Giovanni.
(b) The Star-Spangled Banner.
(c) Ol' Man River.
(d) My Country Tis of Thee.

13. What surprises Ryan about his mother when she visits him in New York in Chapter 15?
(a) She seems to want to reconcile with him.
(b) She seems weaker and somewhat ill.
(c) She has gained a lot of weight.
(d) She has lost a lot of weight.

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

15. What city was Ryan in on November 4, 2008, the night Barack Obama was elected president of the United States?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Tallahassee, Florida.
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Adrian leave the home he was sharing with Valerie and Ryan in Chapter 9?

3. Which famous opera singer does Ryan see perform when he goes to the Met for the first time?

4. How does Mr. Brown die?

5. Who runs the Met's Lindemann training program?

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