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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 17 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the singer Ryan is afraid of being compared to in Chapter 13?
(a) Mark Graves.
(b) Paul Robeson.
(c) James Ruddington.
(d) Terrence Coleman.

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

3. What does Ryan tell Adrian shortly after their father's funeral?
(a) That he wants to pay for Adrian to come to live in New York.
(b) That he would like for them to be in closer contact.
(c) That he and Adrian need to take better care of their mother Valerie.
(d) That he does not want to see Adrian any more.

4. Who does Ryan welcome as guests to visit him in Vienna?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Leon Fischer.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Hughes.
(d) His mother and her new husband.

5. What derogatory name did Ryan's classmates at school sometimes call him?
(a) Imposter.
(b) Poser.
(c) Oreo.
(d) Faker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark Oswald think is one of Ryan's problems when he sings?

2. Which pronunciation coach does Ryan work with in Chapter 14?

3. What does Ryan compare his time in solitary confinement to?

4. What does Valerie claim changed her second husband for the worse?

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

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