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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) Robert James, his mother's old friend.
(b) Fred Green, his father's cousin.
(c) Yvette Wyatt, his godmother.
(d) Leon Hughes, his old teacher Mrs. Hughes's husband.

2. What does Ryan remember about the wall in the solitary confinement room at the juvenile detention center?
(a) It was painted bright yellow.
(b) It was infused with a low electrical charge.
(c) It had a lot of static.
(d) It was made of very rough cinderblock.

3. How does Ryan handle the visits from his mother at the juvenile detention center?
(a) He begs his mother to take him home.
(b) He asks his mother to give custody of him to his father Cecil.
(c) The visits agitate him and seem to make him angrier.
(d) He can not wait to see his mother and is sad to see her go.

4. Which group barred Marian Anderson from singing at Constitution Hall in Washington DC in 1939?
(a) The KKK.
(b) Unite the Right.
(c) The Daughters of the American Revolution.
(d) The Girls Scouts of America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the detention facility where Ryan was taken in Chapter 6?

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

3. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?

4. Who is the Italian coach Ryan works with in Chapter 7?

5. Who sat in on Ryan's practice session with the Met conductor in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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