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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. What does Ryan's friend's father remember Ryan leaving all around the house when he visited?
(a) Hairpins.
(b) Food.
(c) Twisted-up napkins.
(d) Shoes.

2. Where does Ryan travel for his father's funeral?
(a) Sioux City, Iowa.
(b) Bakersfield, California.
(c) Norfolk, Virginia.
(d) San Francisco, California.

3. What happens at Ryan's audition for the Vienna State Opera?
(a) He sings terribly.
(b) He faints.
(c) He vomits.
(d) He sings the best audition he has ever sung.

4. What does Ryan compare his time in solitary confinement to?
(a) Physical punches.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Torture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ryan's voice teacher in Chapter 13?

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

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

4. What does Mark Oswald suggest Ryan do after his audition for the Vienna State Opera?

5. Which major newspaper wrote a positive review of Ryan's singing in Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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