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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. Which group barred Marian Anderson from singing at Constitution Hall in Washington DC in 1939?
(a) The Daughters of the American Revolution.
(b) Unite the Right.
(c) The Girls Scouts of America.
(d) The KKK.

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

3. Who wrote the play The Emperor Jones?
(a) Neil Simon.
(b) Arthur Miller.
(c) Eugene O'Neill.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

4. 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.

5. What does the Italian coach tell Ryan to do to practice his pronunciation in Chapter 7?
(a) Recite the words backwards.
(b) Sing the arias until he is hoarse.
(c) Listen to recordings of the words.
(d) Take a break and let his brain soak in the sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ryan's aunt who is surprised when he expresses interest in opera?

2. What is the name of the special trainee program at the Met that Ryan is invited to audition for after he is a winner of the young singers' competition?

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

4. What occurs that leads to Ryan's placement in the juvenile detention center in Chapter 6?

5. What does Valerie do when she finds that Ryan and Adrian have hidden a wizard card game she forbade them from playing?

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