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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Valerie's relationship with her second husband like?
(a) It starts out fine, but soon it descends into physical abuse.
(b) Valerie does not like how much time her second husband spends with his own children from a previous relationship.
(c) Valerie is upset that her second husband likes dancing too much.
(d) They are very happy together.

2. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?
(a) The story was that Cecil was born very quickly.
(b) He was a very fast swimmer.
(c) It was a name that had been in the Green family for generations.
(d) His mother loved the Speedo swimsuits.

3. What did all the female finalists in the Met's young singers' competition look like physically?
(a) Very short.
(b) Very tall.
(c) Overweight.
(d) Slim and pretty.

4. What do Ryan and Adrian steal from shops as children?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Food.
(c) Books.
(d) Action figures.

5. What did Valerie find when she came home hastily from Korea?
(a) Cecil was living with another woman and that woman's son in her apartment.
(b) Ryan and Adrian were very ill.
(c) Valerie's mother was dying.
(d) Valerie's father needed to find a new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one of the kind workers at the juvenile detention center do for Ryan that helped him?

2. Who is the woman Ryan calls a "white Hawaiian bitch" at the juvenile detention center?

3. Who sat in on Ryan's practice session with the Met conductor in Chapter 5?

4. Which of the following laws did DeJarnette advocate for the passage of?

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

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