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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. How old is Ryan in 2011 when he enters the Met's competition?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 24.
(d) 15.

2. What does Valerie accuse her second husband of doing?
(a) Cheating on her.
(b) Sabotaging her career as an insurance salesperson because she made more money than he did.
(c) Stealing money from their account.
(d) Cutting her brakes on her car.

3. Which popular black male singer was passed over for a role in the Met's production of The Emperor Jones in the 1930s?
(a) Paul Robeson.
(b) Cole Porter.
(c) Edward Owens.
(d) Jesse Owens.

4. What does Ryan tell Mr. Brown as they leave the Met from his high school field trip?
(a) That someday he is going to sing at the Met.
(b) That he is giving up on singing because he will never be that good.
(c) That he is going to move to Europe on his own to study opera.
(d) That he has to drop out of Governor's School so he can focus on football.

5. What important leader does Ryan's elementary school teacher introduce him to?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Ghandi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?

2. What sport do both Ryan and Adrian play in high school?

3. Which club at school does Ryan join after he is released from the DeJarnette Center?

4. In their last practice session before the Met competition final in Chapter 7, what does the conductor tell Ryan he is doing wrong?

5. 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?

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