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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. Who is the bass-baritone Ryan is competing against in the Met competition?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Robert.
(c) Philippe.
(d) James.

2. What important leader does Ryan's elementary school teacher introduce him to?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

3. How does Valerie's older brother die?
(a) He died of a heart attack.
(b) He died in a robbery.
(c) He died of cancer.
(d) He died of AIDS.

4. 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) Get a session with an Italian coach.
(c) Have a massage.
(d) Get his sinuses professionally cleared out.

5. What does Valerie claim changed her second husband for the worse?
(a) An experience as a victim of a robbery.
(b) A deployment with the military overseas.
(c) A bad reaction to a vitamin.
(d) A surgery he had.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of work did Cecil, Ryan's father, once perform?

3. What is one thing that agitates Ryan very badly when he is at the juvenile detention center?

4. What did Adrian produce as part of his art projects?

5. Who called Ryan to check on him and speak with him while he was in the juvenile detention facility?

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