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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. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?
(a) It was a name that had been in the Green family for generations.
(b) His mother loved the Speedo swimsuits.
(c) The story was that Cecil was born very quickly.
(d) He was a very fast swimmer.

2. Which Virginia couple successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?
(a) Mildred and Richard Loving.
(b) Kelly and Jonathan Smithfield.
(c) Barbara and Robert Finard.
(d) Margaret and James Redfield.

3. Where does Valerie find work after leaving the Air Force?
(a) A lawyer's office.
(b) A pawn shop.
(c) A school.
(d) A hair salon.

4. What does Ryan most like to do at the juvenile detention center?
(a) Read.
(b) Play Nintendo games.
(c) Play football.
(d) Talk to the other children there.

5. Which of the following was Dr. Joseph DeJarnette known for?
(a) His creation of solitary confinement.
(b) His outstanding medical research.
(c) His embrace of eugenics and his advocacy of racist laws.
(d) His pioneering method of pediatric neuroscience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the bass-baritone Ryan is competing against in the Met competition?

2. Who is the announcer for the finals of the Met's young singers' contest?

3. What did someone on the staff at the juvenile detention center give Ryan that he loved and he would lose if he lost control of his behavior?

4. Who is the woman Ryan calls a "white Hawaiian bitch" at the juvenile detention center?

5. What text does Ryan's mother Valerie follow closely as part of her processing of finding God?

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