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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 9 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?
(a) The nutritionist on staff recommends them.
(b) They are known to make a voice louder.
(c) The potassium is supposed to keep shaking from nerves and adrenaline under control.
(d) They are good for soothing the throat.

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

3. What was the name of the detention facility where Ryan was taken in Chapter 6?
(a) The Wright Center.
(b) The Flambert Center.
(c) The DeJarnette Center.
(d) The Bacon Center.

4. Who is the contemporary black male opera singer Bernger interviews who says being black is a disadvantage when working in opera?
(a) Eric Owens.
(b) Philippe Sly.
(c) James Brown.
(d) Paul Robeson.

5. What regime in Europe did DeJarnette sympathize with during the 1930s and 1940s?
(a) The Tory regime.
(b) The Communist regime.
(c) The Green regime.
(d) The Nazi regime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Ryan gets onstage for the first time in the Governor's School production of The Ballad of Baby Doe?

2. How does Mr. Brown die?

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

4. What was Adrian very good at as a child?

5. Who is the Met competition for young singers' director?

(see the answer key)

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