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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. Who is the principal of the Governor's School when Ryan auditions in Chapter 10?
(a) Leon Hughes, his old teacher Mrs. Hughes's husband.
(b) Robert James, his mother's old friend.
(c) Yvette Wyatt, his godmother.
(d) Fred Green, his father's cousin.

2. What did Adrian produce as part of his art projects?
(a) A room full of charcoal drawings.
(b) Drawings of dinosaurs that he made into dozens of scrolls.
(c) Many large sketch books full of all different kinds of collages.
(d) A portfolio of work he used to apply for college.

3. 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) Adrian.
(b) Aunt Esther.
(c) No one.
(d) Cecil and Valerie.

4. Which of the following was Dr. Joseph DeJarnette known for?
(a) His outstanding medical research.
(b) His creation of solitary confinement.
(c) His embrace of eugenics and his advocacy of racist laws.
(d) His pioneering method of pediatric neuroscience.

5. Why does Ryan stop seeing the red-headed girl he meets in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Her grandparents forbid her to see Ryan because Ryan is black.
(b) He can not afford the gas to go back and forth to her house.
(c) She moves away for college.
(d) She cheats on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ryan handle the visits from his mother at the juvenile detention center?

2. What famous song is Ryan often asked to sing that he hates singing?

3. What does Ryan do when he finds out he is a winner of the Met's competition for young singers?

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

5. What does Ryan tell Adrian shortly after their father's funeral?

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