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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 16).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ryan's new Italian coach keep in his pocket?
(a) A picture of his daughter.
(b) A precious ring.
(c) A drawing of the surfaces of the bones in the head.
(d) A note from his mother.

2. Which composer's work does Ken Noda suggest Ryan try singing in Chapter 15?
(a) Puccini.
(b) Mahler.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Verdi.

3. What is the name of the character from the Verdi opera that Ryan plays in his audition for the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Banquo.
(c) Tybalt.
(d) Iago.

4. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

5. What did Adrian produce as part of his art projects?
(a) A room full of charcoal drawings.
(b) Many large sketch books full of all different kinds of collages.
(c) A portfolio of work he used to apply for college.
(d) Drawings of dinosaurs that he made into dozens of scrolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ryan run after the young man who uses a racial slur to describe Obama?

2. What derogatory name did Ryan's classmates at school sometimes call him?

3. What was each section of the juvenile detention center called?

4. What is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?

5. What does Ryan tell Adrian shortly after their father's funeral?

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