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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Valerie meet Cecil, Ryan's father?
(a) At college.
(b) At work.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) At a club in San Berardino.

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

4. What important leader does Ryan's elementary school teacher introduce him to?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How old is Ryan in 2011 when he enters the Met's competition?
(a) 15.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

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

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

13. Who is the announcer for the finals of the Met's young singers' contest?
(a) Charlotte Church.
(b) Denyce Graves.
(c) Joyce DiDonato.
(d) Kathleen Battle.

14. What causes Ryan to have an allergic reaction as a child?
(a) Cat hair.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) A vaccination that contained eggs, which he had an allergy to.
(d) A bee sting.

15. 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 television of his own.
(b) A sketch pad.
(c) A small radio.
(d) A hand-held video game.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the bass-baritone Ryan is competing against in the Met competition?

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

3. Which of the following was Adrian fascinated with as a child?

4. What is one problem Ryan experiences in buying formal clothes?

5. What did all the female finalists in the Met's young singers' competition look like physically?

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