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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 musical does Ryan perform in in high school that makes his mother weep in the audience?
(a) Porgy and Bess.
(b) Camelot.
(c) Showboat.
(d) Oklahoma.

2. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?
(a) His mother loved the Speedo swimsuits.
(b) It was a name that had been in the Green family for generations.
(c) He was a very fast swimmer.
(d) The story was that Cecil was born very quickly.

3. What is the unique word Ryan's voice teacher uses to help him during his training?
(a) Poisement.
(b) Place-resonating.
(c) Spacement.
(d) Place-inating.

4. What famous song is Ryan often asked to sing that he hates singing?
(a) Someday.
(b) God Bless America.
(c) Ol' Man River.
(d) Love is a Wondrous Thing.

5. What famous legend did the story in Wanger's Parsifal draw on?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Beowulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan's new Italian coach keep in his pocket?

2. What is one thing that agitates Ryan very badly when he is at the juvenile detention center?

3. Who is the accompanist Ryan meets in Chapter 12 who was once a child prodigy on the piano?

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

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

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