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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 Ryan tell Mr. Brown as they leave the Met from his high school field trip?
(a) That someday he is going to sing at the Met.
(b) That he is giving up on singing because he will never be that good.
(c) That he has to drop out of Governor's School so he can focus on football.
(d) That he is going to move to Europe on his own to study opera.

2. Who is Ryan's aunt who is surprised when he expresses interest in opera?
(a) Yvette.
(b) Esther.
(c) Deanna.
(d) Michelle.

3. What does Ryan's grandmother, who is suffering from dementia in Chapter 10, call him?
(a) Honey.
(b) Genius.
(c) Little Ry.
(d) Boo-Bear.

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

5. Which famous opera singer does Ryan see perform when he goes to the Met for the first time?
(a) Marian Anderson.
(b) Denyce Graves.
(c) Kathleen Battle.
(d) Renee Fleming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of church does Robert Brown attend?

2. What was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?

3. Who invited Marian Anderson to sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after she was barred from singing at Constitution Hall?

4. Who is the announcer for the finals of the Met's young singers' contest?

5. What is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?

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