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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. Where does Ryan's mother take him for his birthday in Chapter 10?
(a) The Tilted Kilt.
(b) A shooting range.
(c) Hooters.
(d) The Met.

2. Who is the woman Ryan calls a "white Hawaiian bitch" at the juvenile detention center?
(a) Yvette Wyatt.
(b) Jennifer Reynolds.
(c) Priscilla Jenkins.
(d) Bette Hughes.

3. Where does Ryan take a trip with his father in Chapter 12?
(a) Tempe, Arizona.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Central City, Colorado.

4. What book does Ryan especially enjoy from his elementary school years?
(a) A Wrinkle in Time.
(b) Maniac Magee.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) The Chronicles of Narnia.

5. What is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?
(a) La calunnia.
(b) Sotto caldo.
(c) Toreador.
(d) Leggermente.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan compare the area where he and Valerie move in Chapter 11 to?

2. Where did Mr. Brown take Ryan to buy clothes sometimes?

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

4. Who is the contemporary black male opera singer Bernger interviews who says being black is a disadvantage when working in opera?

5. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?

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