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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. What famous legend did the story in Wanger's Parsifal draw on?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Oedipus.

2. What instrument does Zeger say Ryan has to make his voice more like?
(a) A tuba.
(b) A harp.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A piano.

3. What is Ryan's reaction when the Governor's School principal phones to tell him he as been accepted?
(a) His is elated.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is suspicious.
(d) He is dumbfounded.

4. Who comforts Ryan when he gets the news at the Met that his father has died?
(a) Carrie-Ann Matheson.
(b) James Levine.
(c) Mark Oswald.
(d) Gayletha Nichols.

5. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?
(a) He was a very fast swimmer.
(b) It was a name that had been in the Green family for generations.
(c) The story was that Cecil was born very quickly.
(d) His mother loved the Speedo swimsuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan's friend's father remember Ryan leaving all around the house when he visited?

2. What does Ryan compare the area where he and Valerie move in Chapter 11 to?

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

4. What is Ryan's middle name?

5. Why does Ryan stop seeing the red-headed girl he meets in the beginning of Chapter 11?

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