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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 17 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following songs does Ryan sing for his audition for the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts?
(a) Don Giovanni.
(b) My Country Tis of Thee.
(c) Ol' Man River.
(d) The Star-Spangled Banner.

3. What does the detention center director tell Ryan he is trying to change about the way the staff interacts with the kids there?
(a) He says they are working on giving each of the kids an allowance.
(b) He says they are working towards giving all the kids radios.
(c) He says they are trying to move away from putting kids in solitary confinement.
(d) He says they are working on giving the kids more intensive therapies.

4. What city was Ryan in on November 4, 2008, the night Barack Obama was elected president of the United States?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Tallahassee, Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan most like to do at the juvenile detention center?

2. Which major newspaper wrote a positive review of Ryan's singing in Chapter 15?

3. Who is the announcer for the finals of the Met's young singers' contest?

4. Which of the following laws did DeJarnette advocate for the passage of?

5. What does Ryan do on his first day in the class for students with behavioral problems in elementary school?

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