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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) The visits agitate him and seem to make him angrier.
(d) He begs his mother to take him home.

6. What text does Ryan's mother Valerie follow closely as part of her processing of finding God?
(a) The Book of Mormon.
(b) The Red Sea Scrolls.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) The New Testament.

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

8. What did all the female finalists in the Met's young singers' competition look like physically?
(a) Very short.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Very tall.
(d) Slim and pretty.

9. What kind of work did Cecil, Ryan's father, once perform?
(a) Construction.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Bodybuilding.

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

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

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

13. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?
(a) The nutritionist on staff recommends them.
(b) They are known to make a voice louder.
(c) They are good for soothing the throat.
(d) The potassium is supposed to keep shaking from nerves and adrenaline under control.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was each section of the juvenile detention center called?

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

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

5. Who is Valerie's second husband?

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