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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 soccer on television constantly to learn new moves.
(c) Valerie signed Adrian up for singing lessons.
(d) Adrian watched cooking programs on television to learn how to cook.

2. 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 suffered from breast cancer.
(c) That she was dyslexic.
(d) That she had lost a baby once.

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Valerie leave her post in Korea to come quickly back to the USA?
(a) She was very sick.
(b) Cecil had sent her divorce papers.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) Ryan called her and asked her to come home.

8. Who sat in on Ryan's practice session with the Met conductor in Chapter 5?
(a) Camille LaBarre.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Gayletha Nichols.
(d) Adrian.

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

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

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

12. How does Valerie's older brother die?
(a) He died in a robbery.
(b) He died of a heart attack.
(c) He died of cancer.
(d) He died of AIDS.

13. What was each section of the juvenile detention center called?
(a) A complex.
(b) A pod.
(c) A team.
(d) A quarter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What important leader does Ryan's elementary school teacher introduce him to?

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

4. What branch of the military did Valerie serve in?

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

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