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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Which Virginia couple successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?
(a) Mildred and Richard Loving.
(b) Kelly and Jonathan Smithfield.
(c) Barbara and Robert Finard.
(d) Margaret and James Redfield.

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

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

10. 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.

11. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?
(a) Spits in his face.
(b) Pours milk down his back.
(c) Beats him badly.
(d) Breaks his finger.

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

13. Who is the person in charge of helping the Met contestants with their clothing for the final auditions?
(a) Camille LaBarre.
(b) James Robinson.
(c) Gayletha Nichols.
(d) Ken Noda.

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

15. What occurs that leads to Ryan's placement in the juvenile detention center in Chapter 6?
(a) Ryan tries to hurt himself.
(b) Ryan attacks his mother with a knife and creates a drawing that depicts violence.
(c) Ryan finds a gun and threatens to use it.
(d) Ryan creates a violent video game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the scars on the backs of Ryan's legs?

2. What is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?

3. What is Valerie's relationship with her second husband like?

4. Which Verdi opera does Ryan sing an aria from for his audition piece in the Met's young singers' competition?

5. What does Ryan struggle with the most as he works with the conductor at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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