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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. Which famous rap star grew up in a high-rise complex next to the one Valerie, Ryan's mother, grew up in?
(a) Jay Z.
(b) Dr. Dre.
(c) Kanye West.
(d) Ice Tea.

2. Which opera does Ryan see on his first visit to the Met as a high school student?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Madame Butterfly.
(d) Don Giovanni.

3. How does Valerie's older brother die?
(a) He died of AIDS.
(b) He died of cancer.
(c) He died of a heart attack.
(d) He died in a robbery.

4. Who is the Italian coach Ryan works with in Chapter 7?
(a) Ken Noda.
(b) Carrie-Ann Matheson.
(c) Ed Oswald.
(d) Patrick Summers.

5. Who is the legendary conductor at the Met who is involved in selecting singers for the Met's special training program?
(a) Eric Oswald
(b) David Robertson.
(c) Paul Robeson.
(d) James Levine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work did Cecil, Ryan's father, once perform?

2. What was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?

3. Which family members of Ryan's were in the audience to hear him sing in his first opera a the Met on opening night?

4. What does Valerie accuse her second husband of doing?

5. What city was Ryan in on November 4, 2008, the night Barack Obama was elected president of the United States?

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