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

2. What does Ryan compare the area where he and Valerie move in Chapter 11 to?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A river.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A crevasse.

3. What does Ryan's friend's father remember Ryan leaving all around the house when he visited?
(a) Food.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Twisted-up napkins.
(d) Hairpins.

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

5. What kind of doctor does the Met employ to treat its singers?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Chiropractor.
(c) ENT.
(d) Cardiologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group barred Marian Anderson from singing at Constitution Hall in Washington DC in 1939?

2. Who did Ryan say he voted for in the 2008 Presidential Election?

3. What was Ryan's second role in a Met opera?

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

5. What does Ryan's grandmother, who is suffering from dementia in Chapter 10, call him?

(see the answer key)

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