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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. Why does Ryan stop seeing the red-headed girl he meets in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Her grandparents forbid her to see Ryan because Ryan is black.
(b) She cheats on him.
(c) She moves away for college.
(d) He can not afford the gas to go back and forth to her house.

2. What language does one of the kids at the juvenile detention center sing for Ryan in?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Arabic.
(c) German.
(d) Russian.

3. What does Ryan compare the area where he and Valerie move in Chapter 11 to?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A crevasse.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A river.

4. What does Mark Oswald think is one of Ryan's problems when he sings?
(a) Ryan gets a look of helplessness and fear when he hears a note coming out wrong.
(b) Ryan can not stay on pitch.
(c) Ryan sings much too softly sometimes.
(d) Ryan needs to be more physically animated when he sings.

5. What does Mark Oswald suggest Ryan do after his audition for the Vienna State Opera?
(a) Go back tomorrow and do a better job.
(b) Write an email apologizing to the people who heard his audition.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Quit singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan's grandmother, who is suffering from dementia in Chapter 10, call him?

2. Who is the last singer's name announced who has moved on to the final round of the Met's young singers' competition?

3. Why does Adrian leave the home he was sharing with Valerie and Ryan in Chapter 9?

4. What is one problem Ryan experiences in buying formal clothes?

5. What does the pianist at the party tell Ryan before he starts singing in Chapter 17?

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