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

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

3. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?
(a) They are good for soothing the throat.
(b) The potassium is supposed to keep shaking from nerves and adrenaline under control.
(c) They are known to make a voice louder.
(d) The nutritionist on staff recommends them.

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

5. What is the name of the plaza where the New York Metropolitan Opera House is located?
(a) Herald Square.
(b) Lincoln Center.
(c) Times Square.
(d) Washington Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Virginia couple successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?

2. What does Valerie accuse her second husband of doing?

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

4. What regime in Europe did DeJarnette sympathize with during the 1930s and 1940s?

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

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