View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 16).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which black female singer performed operatic selections at Carnegie Hall in the 1890s?
(a) Sissieretta Jones.
(b) Denyce Graves.
(c) Marian Anderson.
(d) Kathleen Battle.

2. Who is Ryan's voice teacher in Chapter 13?
(a) Terrence Coleman.
(b) Robert Redfield.
(c) Mark Oswald.
(d) James Smith.

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

4. Who is the conductor who works with Ryan at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Patton Oswald.
(b) Austin Goolsbee.
(c) Larry Summers.
(d) Patrick Summers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 287 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample