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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. What does Cecil do for Ryan's colleagues after they perform in Chapter 12?
(a) He feeds them with food he has leftover from a barbecue festival he cooked at earlier in the day.
(b) He takes them gambling at the casino.
(c) He sings for them.
(d) He regales them with stories and jokes about his early career.

2. How old is Ryan in 2011 when he enters the Met's competition?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 24.
(d) 15.

3. Who is the white student Ryan befriends in school and whose family Ryan spends a great deal of time with?
(a) James Evans.
(b) Eric Flynn.
(c) Michael Dyson.
(d) Jared Poulter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Valerie quit the Air Force?

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

3. What is one problem Ryan experiences in buying formal clothes?

4. What kind of church does Robert Brown attend?

5. Who wrote the play The Emperor Jones?

(see the answer key)

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