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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did someone on the staff at the juvenile detention center give Ryan that he loved and he would lose if he lost control of his behavior?
(a) A small radio.
(b) A hand-held video game.
(c) A sketch pad.
(d) A television of his own.

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

3. What is one thing that agitates Ryan very badly when he is at the juvenile detention center?
(a) The sheets are too itchy.
(b) A female child there follows Ryan around.
(c) The food is terrible.
(d) He is very homesick.

4. 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) They are very happy together.
(d) It starts out fine, but soon it descends into physical abuse.

5. What branch of the military did Valerie serve in?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The Navy.

6. Who is the conductor who works with Ryan at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Patton Oswald.
(b) Austin Goolsbee.
(c) Larry Summers.
(d) Patrick Summers.

7. What do Ryan and Adrian steal from shops as children?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Action figures.
(d) Cigarettes.

8. How does Ryan handle the visits from his mother at the juvenile detention center?
(a) He begs his mother to take him home.
(b) He can not wait to see his mother and is sad to see her go.
(c) The visits agitate him and seem to make him angrier.
(d) He asks his mother to give custody of him to his father Cecil.

9. Which Verdi opera does Ryan sing an aria from for his audition piece in the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) Don Giovanni.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Othello.
(d) Macbeth.

10. What occurs that leads to Ryan's placement in the juvenile detention center in Chapter 6?
(a) Ryan tries to hurt himself.
(b) Ryan creates a violent video game.
(c) Ryan finds a gun and threatens to use it.
(d) Ryan attacks his mother with a knife and creates a drawing that depicts violence.

11. Who do Ryan and Adrian stay with when Valerie goes back to Korea?
(a) They are put in foster care.
(b) A cousin.
(c) Valerie's mother.
(d) Aunt Esther.

12. Who is the woman Ryan calls a "white Hawaiian bitch" at the juvenile detention center?
(a) Jennifer Reynolds.
(b) Priscilla Jenkins.
(c) Bette Hughes.
(d) Yvette Wyatt.

13. What caused the scars on the backs of Ryan's legs?
(a) He had been cut by one of his mother's boyfriend as a child.
(b) He got scalded by bathwater as a child.
(c) He fell on a sharp knife as a child.
(d) His brother Adrian put him on a hot grill as a child.

14. What is the name of the plaza where the New York Metropolitan Opera House is located?
(a) Herald Square.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Lincoln Center.
(d) Washington Square.

15. Who is the last singer's name announced who has moved on to the final round of the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) Michelle's.
(b) Ryan's.
(c) Deanna's.
(d) Philippe's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Italian coach tell Ryan to do to practice his pronunciation in Chapter 7?

2. What text does Ryan's mother Valerie follow closely as part of her processing of finding God?

3. What is Ryan's middle name?

4. Who is the Met competition for young singers' director?

5. What was the name of the detention facility where Ryan was taken in Chapter 6?

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