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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following laws did DeJarnette advocate for the passage of?
(a) The Landowner's Act.
(b) The Hatch Act.
(c) The Children's Rights Act.
(d) The Sterilization Act.

2. What is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?
(a) La calunnia.
(b) Sotto caldo.
(c) Toreador.
(d) Leggermente.

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

4. Who called Ryan to check on him and speak with him while he was in the juvenile detention facility?
(a) Mrs. Hughes.
(b) Mr. Fischer.
(c) Mr. Brown.
(d) Patrick Summers.

5. What store does Camille LaBarre take Ryan to to get clothes for the Met competition's final audition?
(a) Talbot's.
(b) Men's Wearhouse.
(c) Bloomingdales.
(d) Brooks Brothers.

6. What does Ryan do on his first day in the class for students with behavioral problems in elementary school?
(a) Throws a chair through the window.
(b) Sings for the class.
(c) Impresses the teacher with his reading skills.
(d) Throws his desk at the teacher.

7. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?
(a) Pours milk down his back.
(b) Spits in his face.
(c) Breaks his finger.
(d) Beats him badly.

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

9. What was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?
(a) Adrian watched a painting instruction program on PBS.
(b) Adrian watched cooking programs on television to learn how to cook.
(c) Adrian watched soccer on television constantly to learn new moves.
(d) Valerie signed Adrian up for singing lessons.

10. What was Adrian very good at as a child?
(a) Singing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Playing soccer.

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

12. 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.

13. What does Valerie claim changed her second husband for the worse?
(a) A bad reaction to a vitamin.
(b) An experience as a victim of a robbery.
(c) A deployment with the military overseas.
(d) A surgery he had.

14. What does Ryan remember about the wall in the solitary confinement room at the juvenile detention center?
(a) It was made of very rough cinderblock.
(b) It was infused with a low electrical charge.
(c) It had a lot of static.
(d) It was painted bright yellow.

15. Who comes to hear Ryan sing during the finals in the young singers' competition at the Met?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Irene.
(c) Robert.
(d) Adrian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Valerie find when she came home hastily from Korea?

2. Who sat in on Ryan's practice session with the Met conductor in Chapter 5?

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

4. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?

5. How old is Ryan in 2011 when he enters the Met's competition?

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