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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 each section of the juvenile detention center called?
(a) A complex.
(b) A pod.
(c) A team.
(d) A quarter.

2. What does Ryan struggle with the most as he works with the conductor at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Staying in tune.
(b) Russian pronunciation.
(c) Singing loudly enough.
(d) Italian pronunciation.

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

4. What does Ryan sometimes do when he gets a bad sinus infection?
(a) Use his very expensive humidifier.
(b) Go to a doctor to get antibiotics.
(c) Visit an ENT specialist to get his sinuses suctioned out.
(d) Stay in bed for days at a time.

5. What is Valerie's relationship with her second husband like?
(a) Valerie is upset that her second husband likes dancing too much.
(b) Valerie does not like how much time her second husband spends with his own children from a previous relationship.
(c) It starts out fine, but soon it descends into physical abuse.
(d) They are very happy together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which musical does Ryan perform in in high school that makes his mother weep in the audience?

2. Where does Ryan get accepted to and attend college?

3. Which is the song Ryan received the most applause from an audience for, ever?

4. What is Ryan's reaction when the Governor's School principal phones to tell him he as been accepted?

5. Which famous opera singer does Ryan see perform when he goes to the Met for the first time?

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