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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 9 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the accompanist Ryan meets in Chapter 12 who was once a child prodigy on the piano?
(a) Richard Wright.
(b) Ken Noda.
(c) James Robeson.
(d) James Levine.

3. What text does Ryan's mother Valerie follow closely as part of her processing of finding God?
(a) The Red Sea Scrolls.
(b) The Old Testament.
(c) The Book of Mormon.
(d) The New Testament.

4. Who is the legendary conductor at the Met who is involved in selecting singers for the Met's special training program?
(a) David Robertson.
(b) Paul Robeson.
(c) Eric Oswald
(d) James Levine.

5. Where does Ryan attend graduate school?
(a) Florida State University.
(b) Carnegie Mellon.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Eastman School of Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan remember about the wall in the solitary confinement room at the juvenile detention center?

2. What was Adrian very good at as a child?

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

4. What does Ryan wait for from his father as a child?

5. Which opera does Ryan see on his first visit to the Met as a high school student?

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