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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 did one of the kind workers at the juvenile detention center do for Ryan that helped him?
(a) She let him call his mother more often.
(b) She secretly gave him his favorite candy.
(c) She gave him a skateboard he loved.
(d) She gave him extra points for privileges even if he did not deserve them.

2. What does Ryan struggle with the most as he works with the conductor at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Italian pronunciation.
(b) Russian pronunciation.
(c) Singing loudly enough.
(d) Staying in tune.

3. Who is the conductor who works with Ryan at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Patrick Summers.
(b) Patton Oswald.
(c) Austin Goolsbee.
(d) Larry Summers.

4. Who comes to hear Ryan sing during the finals in the young singers' competition at the Met?
(a) Robert.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Irene.

5. What is one thing that agitates Ryan very badly when he is at the juvenile detention center?
(a) A female child there follows Ryan around.
(b) The food is terrible.
(c) He is very homesick.
(d) The sheets are too itchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?

2. Which of the following was Adrian fascinated with as a child?

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

4. Who is Valerie's second husband?

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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