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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 does the conductor suggest that Ryan must do by the end of the day in Chapter 5?
(a) Go for a run to clear his head.
(b) Have a massage.
(c) Get a session with an Italian coach.
(d) Get his sinuses professionally cleared out.

2. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

3. Why does Valerie quit the Air Force?
(a) She wants to advance further than they will let her.
(b) Her new husband forces her to resign.
(c) She asks for time off to spend with a sick child and they deny her the time.
(d) She is not getting paid enough.

4. What branch of the military did Valerie serve in?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Navy.

5. What does Ryan wait for from his father as a child?
(a) Ryan waits for boxes of things his father had promised to send Ryan, but never does.
(b) Ryan waits for his father's books in the mail.
(c) Ryan waits for his father to send him money he had promised to send.
(d) Ryan waits for his father's old movie collection in the mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to hear Ryan sing during the finals in the young singers' competition at the Met?

2. Where does Valerie find work after leaving the Air Force?

3. What book does Ryan especially enjoy from his elementary school years?

4. Who is the teacher Ryan adores from his elementary school years?

5. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?

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