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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What book does Ryan especially enjoy from his elementary school years?
(a) The Chronicles of Narnia.
(b) A Wrinkle in Time.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Maniac Magee.

5. 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 sketch pad.
(c) A television of his own.
(d) A hand-held video game.

6. Who is the Met competition for young singers' director?
(a) Siobhan O'Malley.
(b) Bette Hughes.
(c) Gayletha Nichols.
(d) Camille LaBarre.

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

8. 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) Breaks his finger.
(c) Beats him badly.
(d) Spits in his face.

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

10. Which actor does Ryan like because he watched his movies with Cecil?
(a) Tom Hanks.
(b) Denzel Washington.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) Sylvester Stallone.

11. What is Ryan's middle name?
(a) Giles.
(b) Francis.
(c) Robert.
(d) Speedo.

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

13. Who is the bass-baritone Ryan is competing against in the Met competition?
(a) Philippe.
(b) Robert.
(c) Antonio.
(d) James.

14. 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 surgery he had.
(d) A deployment with the military overseas.

15. What is the name of the character from the Verdi opera that Ryan plays in his audition for the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) Banquo.
(b) Iago.
(c) Tybalt.
(d) King Lear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valerie tell Bergner about her life that she never told Ryan or Adrian?

2. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?

3. Which famous rap star grew up in a high-rise complex next to the one Valerie, Ryan's mother, grew up in?

4. What do Ryan and Adrian steal from shops as children?

5. Who is Valerie's second husband?

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