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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. Which famous rap star grew up in a high-rise complex next to the one Valerie, Ryan's mother, grew up in?
(a) Ice Tea.
(b) Dr. Dre.
(c) Kanye West.
(d) Jay Z.

2. Who is the famous opera singer Bergner mentions in Chapter 5 who had surgery to help her lose weight?
(a) Rene Flemming.
(b) Denyce Graves.
(c) Deborah Voigt.
(d) Megan Trainor.

3. Why does Adrian leave the home he was sharing with Valerie and Ryan in Chapter 9?
(a) He finds a new girlfriend and leaves to live with her.
(b) He has to go away for college.
(c) He is selling drugs.
(d) He gets angry and puts his fists through the wall of the house.

4. How does Valerie meet Cecil, Ryan's father?
(a) At work.
(b) At college.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) At a club in San Berardino.

5. Which popular black male singer was passed over for a role in the Met's production of The Emperor Jones in the 1930s?
(a) Paul Robeson.
(b) Jesse Owens.
(c) Edward Owens.
(d) Cole Porter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ryan initially start taking chorus class in high school?

2. What is the name of the special trainee program at the Met that Ryan is invited to audition for after he is a winner of the young singers' competition?

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

4. Who is the accompanist Ryan meets in Chapter 12 who was once a child prodigy on the piano?

5. In their last practice session before the Met competition final in Chapter 7, what does the conductor tell Ryan he is doing wrong?

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