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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did one of the kind workers at the juvenile detention center do for Ryan that helped him?
(a) She secretly gave him his favorite candy.
(b) She gave him extra points for privileges even if he did not deserve them.
(c) She gave him a skateboard he loved.
(d) She let him call his mother more often.

3. Which of the following was Dr. Joseph DeJarnette known for?
(a) His outstanding medical research.
(b) His embrace of eugenics and his advocacy of racist laws.
(c) His pioneering method of pediatric neuroscience.
(d) His creation of solitary confinement.

4. What did Valerie find when she came home hastily from Korea?
(a) Cecil was living with another woman and that woman's son in her apartment.
(b) Valerie's mother was dying.
(c) Valerie's father needed to find a new job.
(d) Ryan and Adrian were very ill.

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

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

7. Who is Valerie's second husband?
(a) Barry.
(b) Larry.
(c) Harry.
(d) Nathan.

8. Who is the teacher Ryan adores from his elementary school years?
(a) Mrs. Hughes.
(b) Mrs. Fischer.
(c) Mr. Noda.
(d) Mr. Levine.

9. 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) Tybalt.
(c) Iago.
(d) King Lear.

10. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

12. Which singer prefers to wear a form-fitting dress that the Met's fashion adviser does not like?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Deanna.
(c) Anne.
(d) Molly.

13. What does the Italian coach tell Ryan to do to practice his pronunciation in Chapter 7?
(a) Sing the arias until he is hoarse.
(b) Recite the words backwards.
(c) Take a break and let his brain soak in the sounds.
(d) Listen to recordings of the words.

14. What does Valerie tell Bergner about her life that she never told Ryan or Adrian?
(a) That she had attempted to kill herself.
(b) That she had lost a baby once.
(c) That she was dyslexic.
(d) That she had suffered from breast cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ryan remember about the wall in the solitary confinement room at the juvenile detention center?

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

5. Which actor does Ryan like because he watched his movies with Cecil?

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