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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 was Ryan's second role in a Met opera?
(a) A part in Madame Butterfly.
(b) A part in Don Giovanni.
(c) A part in Parsifal.
(d) A part in Othello.

2. Who is the bass-baritone Ryan is competing against in the Met competition?
(a) James.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Philippe.
(d) Robert.

3. Who invited Marian Anderson to sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after she was barred from singing at Constitution Hall?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Camille LaBarre.
(c) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
(d) Nellie Bly.

4. Why do people sometimes have trouble classifying Ryan's voice?
(a) His lack of formal training makes it difficult to classify.
(b) He has a long range of notes.
(c) His pronunciation problems muddy his voice.
(d) He can sing notes no one else in the world can hit.

5. Who is the contemporary black male opera singer Bernger interviews who says being black is a disadvantage when working in opera?
(a) Paul Robeson.
(b) Eric Owens.
(c) James Brown.
(d) Philippe Sly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?

2. What did one of the kind workers at the juvenile detention center do for Ryan that helped him?

3. What does the conductor suggest that Ryan must do by the end of the day in Chapter 5?

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

5. What new job has Valerie just gotten in Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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